Evaluation of albendazole, pyrantel, bephenium, pyrantel-praziquantel and pyrantel-bephenium for single-dose mass treatment of necatoriasis.

Abstract

An effective drug for single-dose mass treatment of necatoriasis was sought by testing three drugs and two drug combinations in Ethiopian immigrants to Israel found to have light infections. The drugs tested sequentially in single-doses were pyrantel pamoate (20 mg kg-1, 81 subjects); bephenium hydroxynaphthoate (2.5-5 g, 65 subjects); combined pyrantel and bephenium (25 subjects); combined pyrantel (20 mg kg-1) and praziquantel (40 mg kg-1) (16 subjects); and albendazole (400 mg, 77 subjects). Follow-up under conditions without likelihood of reinfection was by one stool examination. Cure rates with albendazole, pyrantel-bephenium and pyrantel-praziquantel were 84, 80 and 81% respectively; these rates were significantly higher than the 49% found for bephenium and the 51% for pyrantel (P less than 0.05). Egg reductions in those not cured were pyrantel (22%), bephenium (6%), pyrantel-bephenium (34%), pyrantel-praziquantel (3%) and albendazole (6%). Albendazole was the most promising single drug treatment; unexpected was the high effectiveness of pyrantel-praziquantel in combination.

• Authors: J Nahmias, R Kennet, R Goldsmith, Z Greenberg
• Journal: Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology (Ann Trop Med Parasitol) Vol. 83 Issue 6 Pg. 625-9 (Dec 1989) ISSN: 0003-4983 [Print] England
• PMID: 2619378 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Bephenium Compounds
• Pyrantel
• Praziquantel
• Albendazole

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Albendazole (therapeutic use)
• Bephenium Compounds (therapeutic use)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Feces (parasitology)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Infant
• Male
• Necatoriasis (drug therapy)
• Parasite Egg Count
• Praziquantel (therapeutic use)
• Pyrantel (therapeutic use)