Mebendazole

🧮 Dose calculator

Pinworm (enterobiasis) · Regimen source: FDA Emverm · 2, Table 1

• • If not cured 3 weeks after treatment, a second course is advised. May be chewed, swallowed or crushed. FDA Emverm · 2

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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 Emverm · 8.1

  “Risk Summary The available published literature on mebendazole use in pregnant women has not reported a clear association between mebendazole and a potential risk of major birth defects or miscarriages [see Data].”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

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

  “Risk Summary Limited data from case reports demonstrate that a small amount of mebendazole is present in human milk following oral administration.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

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

  “The safety and effectiveness of EMVERM ® 100 mg chewable tablets has not been established in pediatric patients less than two years of age.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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

  “Clinical studies of mebendazole did not include sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and older to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.