OT - Mebendazole and parasites (worms)

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Hi all,

Just sharing my summary notes. I've been looking into parasites and

into over-the-counter wormers.

Ovex contains 100mg of Mebendazole (also unfortunately

" The other ingredients are: microcrstaylline cellulose, sodium starch

glycollate, talc, maize starch, sodium saccharin, magnesium stearate,

cottonseed oil - hydrogenated, orange flavour, colloidal anhydrous

silica, sodium laurylsulfate and orange yellow S (E110). "

http://www.keenpharmacy.co.uk/ovex-tablets-family-pack/

Ovex is sold for threadworms (confusing also called pinworms - I think

this has in part to do with differences in the UK/US names). I have

read different directions - some directions say take once and others say

" A second dose should be taken after 2 weeks if re-infestation is

suspected " http://www.clockworkpharmacy.com/ovex-tablets-100mg.html

Re. Mebendazole from wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mebendazole

" Oral dosage for treatment of pinworms is 100 mg taken once. This

regimen is repeated two weeks later if the infestation has not cleared

up. Oral dosage for treatment of whipworm, common roundworm and hookworm

is one 100-mg tablet morning and evening for 3 consecutive days. Dosage

is the same for both adults and children "

I would guess you would need to see a GP re. whipworm, common roundworm

or hookworm (and the more I read the more worms there are !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parasites_of_humans !!)

Just looking at whipworm, common roundworm and hookworm mentioned for

mebendazole....

Wikipedia's whipworm page says that mebendazole is 90% effective on

first dose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipworm

From wikipedia for roundworm (ascariasis) " Perhaps as many as one

quarter of the world's people are infected, with rates of 45% in Latin

America and 95% in parts of Africa. " Phew!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascariasis

Hookworm is linked with anemia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookworm

Interesting in the wikipedia history section it says

" Early treatment relied on the use of Epsom salt to reduce protective

mucous, followed by thymol to kill the worms. " Thymol is oil of thyme -

does that sound like an old bio-film protocol?

Best wishes, Sandy