Mebendazole Flashcards
1
Q
What is the therapeutic use?
A
treatment of whipworm, pinworm, roundworm, and hookworm infections
2
Q
What are the actions?
A
most commonly used of all of the anthelmintics, effective against pinworms, roundworms, whipworms, and hookworms, causing death of the worm.
3
Q
What are the contraindications?
A
known allergy, pregnancy; used with caution during lactation, renal and hepatic disease
4
Q
What are the adverse effects?
A
abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, headache, dizziness, fever and shaking
5
Q
What would we want to look at before adminstering this med?
A
a physical assessment, evaluate liver function and renal function, obtain a stool sample, examine reflexes and muscle strength, as well as examining the skin, including color, temp., texture, and note any lesions
