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Mebendazole For Pinworm

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Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

FOR PERSISTENT PINWORM INFECTION in adults, WHAT IS XXXXXXX DOSAGE OF MEBENDAZOLE AND IS All MEBENDAZOLE IN CHEWABLE FORM? aRE THE LITTLE ROUND WHITISH TO YELLOWISH PILLS THE CHEWABLE ONES? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.        Ramesh Kumar MD

over the counter pinworm medicine from Walgreen's Pharmacy, did not work. Generic mebendazole 100 mg ... a multiple day treatment. I have had them for 4 months. I tried mebendazole a few times, and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh Kumar ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Ratnakar Kini MD

Hi, my son has had what i think is pinworm i could see XXXXXXX at night a small white moving worm ... him. What would you advise. I though to perhaps try mebendazole but how long before i can try a dise ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ratnakar Kini ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Aparna Kohli MD

better for a day or two, and then they would come back. I think starting taking Mebendazole and instead ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aparna Kohli ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

What is the dosage of Zentel , if an adult is suffering from pinworm infection? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)

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Dr. Nishith R S MD

I noticed quite a lot of live threadworms in my stool on Saturday and took mebendazole that evening and today they are still in stools but seem dead..does this mean they are gone..also I have been ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishith R S ( Diabetologist)
Dr.  Nilesh Fichadiya MD

I/m 5 3 113lbs & 37 yrs old. I have pinworm and taking Mebendazole 100mg-1 now and 1 in 2 weeks. How long will it take the medication to work and not feel anymore itching and discomfort? Also, do I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nilesh Fichadiya ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Balaji Chinnasami MD

I gave my daughter a 100mg tablet of mebendazole on Saturday for pinworms. Her bowel movements have been normal until this evening.....last time she went, it was white and looked like a pile of ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Balaji Chinnasami ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Akhtarhusian GHAUSI MD

My daughter has had pin worms 4-5 times in the past year and 1/2. She has been treated with mebendazole each time. We live in a clean environment and do not know any others who have the illness. It has ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian GHAUSI ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Priya S K MD

Hello, I am a little nervous about this. My stool was fine before this pinworm situation. Since this pinworm situation I have experience pressure in my abdomens and now green stool. I have have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priya S K ( Internal Medicine Specialist)