Mebendazole For The Treatment Of Pinworms

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mebendazole

Mebendazole is available by prescription only. It is a chewable tablet given in two doses about 2 weeks apart. The second treatment is needed to kill any pinworms that have hatched after the first treatment.

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Last updated: September 11, 2008
Author: Debby Golonka, MPH
Reviewed By: Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Donald Sproule, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
Editors: Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC

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