Albendazole

🧮 Dose calculator

Cystic hydatid disease · Regimen source: FDA Albenza · 2.1, Table 1

• • With meals. Monitor blood counts and liver enzymes at the start of each cycle and every 2 weeks. FDA Albenza · 2.3
• • 28-day cycle, then 14 days off; 3 cycles total. FDA Albenza · 2.1, Table 1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Albenza · 8.1

  “Risk Summary There are limited data on use of ALBENZA in pregnant women to inform a drug-associated risk of major birth defects and miscarriage.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Albenza · 8.2

  “Risk Summary There are no data on the presence of albendazole in human milk, the effects on the breast-fed infant or the effects on milk production.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Albenza · 8.4

  “Hydatid disease is uncommon in infants and young children.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Albenza · 8.5

  “In patients aged 65 and older with either hydatid disease or neurocysticercosis, there was insufficient data to determine whether the safety and effectiveness of ALBENZA is different from that of younger patients.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialUse with caution

  Label has advice on pregnancy testing, contraception or fertility for females and males. FDA Albenza · 8.3

  “Contraception Females Advise women of reproductive potential to use effective birth control for the duration of ALBENZA therapy and for one month after end of therapy.”