- More effective than mebendazole in control of hookworms & ascariasis:
- Up to 2 years: 200mg STAT
- >2yrs children & adults: 400mg STAT for pinworm, whipworm, ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm), hookworm.
- 400mg OD *3/7 for H. nana taeniasis & strongyloidiasis.
- Hydatid disease: Therapy may be repeated after 14 days interval for up to 3 cycles.
- 60kg: 400mg BD *28/7
- <60kg: 15mg/kg/day in 2 divided doses for 8-30 days.
- Neurocysticercosis (Taenia solium tapeworm)
- >60 kg: 400mg BD *8-30 days
- <60 kg: 15mg/kg/day divided BD *8-30 days
- Max 800mg/day
Tablet:
- 400mg
- 200mg
Suspension:
- 200mg/5mL
- Chew or completely crush tablet before swallowing.
- Take with meals.
- In treatment of ascariasis, albendazole is more effective than pyrantel pamoate and levamisole.
It causes degeneration of cytoplasmic microtubule in intestinal and tegmental cells of intestinal helminths thereby inhibiting tubulin polymerization.
- GI disturbances
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Alopecia
- Rash
- Fever
- Hematological & liver enzyme changes
- Hypersensitivity to drug/components
- 1st trimester pregnancy
None restricted
Drug Status
| Availability | OTC |
| Pregnancy | Contraindicated (D) |
| Breastfeeding | Can be used |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
| ABZ | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Indoco Remedies | Sai Pharma |
| ABZ | 400mg | Suspension | 1’s | Indoco Remedies | Sai Pharma |
| Albasol | 200mg | Orodispersible tablet | 2’s | Regal Pharma | Regal Pharma |
| Albasol | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Regal Pharma | Regal Pharma |
| Albaxate | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Sphinx Pharma | Sphinx Pharma |
| Alben | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | GSK Ltd | GSK Ltd |
| Alben | 400mg | Tablet | 400mg | GSK Ltd | GSK Ltd |
| Albendazole | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 20mL | Medivet Products | Medivet Products |
| Albenipro | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Nipro JMI Pharma | Avacare Kenya |
| Albenipro | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Nipro JMI Pharma | Avacare Kenya |
| Albest | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | KNVM Medicare | KNVM Medicare |
| Albesun | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Zawadi Healthcare | Zawadi Healthcare |
| Albesun | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Zawadi Healthcare | Zawadi Healthcare |
| Albuzol | 200mg | Orodispersible tablet | 2’s, 100’s | Cosmos Ltd | Cosmos Ltd |
| Albuzol | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s, 100’s | Cosmos Ltd | Cosmos Ltd |
| Albuzol | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Cosmos Ltd | Cosmos Ltd |
| Almex | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Square Pharma | Ace Pharma |
| Alphin DS | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Beximco Pharma | Madawa Pharma |
| Altoa | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Laboratory & Allied | Laboratory & Allied |
| Altoa | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 100’s, 1’s | Laboratory & Allied | Laboratory & Allied |
| Anthel | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Lincoln Pharma | Medox Pharma |
| Azole | 400mg/10mL | Suspension | 10mL | Zest Pharma | Synermed Pharma |
| Azole | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Zest Pharma | Synermed Pharma |
| Benaworm | 400mg/10mL | Suspension | 10mL | Benmed Pharma | Benmed Pharma |
| Benaworm | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Benmed Pharma | Benmed Pharma |
| Bg-Zole | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Bliss GVS | Prunus Pharma |
| Calbemed | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s, 1000’s | Dawa Ltd | Dawa Ltd |
| Elyzole | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 1’s | Elys Chemicals | Elys Chemicals |
| Elyzole | 200mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Elys Chemicals | Elys Chemicals |
| Flukan | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Sphinx Pharma | Sphinx Pharma |
| Flukan | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Sphinx Pharma | Sphinx Pharma |
| G-Abzole | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Guilin Pharma | Tridem Pharma |
| Nilworm | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Pharma Life Science | Pharma Life Science |
| Nilworm | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Galaxy Pharma | Galaxy Pharma |
| Normnil | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Dawa Ltd | Dawa Ltd |
| Normnil | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Dawa Ltd | Dawa Ltd |
| Nubend | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Kopran Limited | Surgilinks Ltd |
| Olworm | 400mg | Tablet | 2’s | Biopharma Ltd | Biopharma Ltd |
| Olworm | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Biopharma Ltd | Biopharma Ltd |
| Tanzol | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Shalina Healthcare | Shalina Healthcare |
| Tanzol | 400mg/10mL | Suspension | 10mL | Shalina Healthcare | Shalina Healthcare |
| Ubenzole | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Umedica Labs | Unisel Ltd |
| Unibazol | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s, 500’s | Universal Corporation | Universal Corporation |
| Unibazol | 200mg/5mL | Orodispersible tablet | 10mL | Universal Corporation | Universal Corporation |
| Vermx | 200mg per 5mL | Suspension | 1’s | Brawn Labs | Sai Pharma |
| Vormifred | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Crown Healthcare | Crown Healthcare |
| Wombit | 200mg | Orodispersible tablet | 2’s, 1000’s | Biodeal Labs | Biodeal Labs |
| Wombit | 200mg/5mL | Suspension | 10mL | Biodeal Labs | Biodeal Labs |
| Wombit | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 100’s, 1000’s | Biodeal Labs | Biodeal Labs |
| Wooban | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | Stan Healthcare | Surgilinks Ltd |
| Zentel | 100mg/5mL | Suspension | 20mL | GSK Ltd | GSK Ltd |
| Zentel | 400mg | Orodispersible tablet | 1’s | GSK Ltd | GSK Ltd |