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Albendazole (Albenza)

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A benzimidazole broad-spectrum anthelmintic structurally related to MEBENDAZOLE that is effective against many diseases. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p38)

Also Known As:

Albenza; Albendazole Monohydrochloride; Albendoral; Armstrong Brand of Albendazole; Bendapar; Bilutac; Diba Brand of Albendazole; Digezanol; Disthelm; Endoplus; Eskazole; Fustery Brand of Albendazole; Gascop; Hormona Brand of Albendazole; Liferpal Brand of Albendazole; Lurdex; Mediamix V Disthelm; Metiazol; Noé-Socopharm Brand of Albendazole; Pfizer Brand of Albendazole; SK&F-62979; SKF-62979; Sanicoopa Brand of Albendazole; Smith Kline & French Brand of Albendazole; SmithKline Beecham Brand of Albendazole; Valbazen; Valdecasas Brand of Albendazole; Zentel; Albendazole Armstrong Brand; Albendazole Diba Brand; Albendazole Fustery Brand; Albendazole Hormona Brand; Albendazole Liferpal Brand; Albendazole Noé-Socopharm Brand; Albendazole Pfizer Brand; Albendazole Sanicoopa Brand; Albendazole Valdecasas Brand; Disthelm, Mediamix V; Monohydrochloride, Albendazole; Noé Socopharm Brand of Albendazole; SK&F 62979; SK&F62979; SKF 62979; SKF62979; V Disthelm, Mediamix; Carbamic acid, (5-(propylthio)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-, methyl ester

Networked: 1547 relevant articles (315 outcomes, 221 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Utzinger, Jürg: 16 articles (10/2015 - 04/2005)
2.	Morris, David L: 11 articles (01/2015 - 05/2005)
3.	Sunish, I P: 10 articles (03/2015 - 06/2002)
4.	Pourgholami, Mohammad H: 10 articles (01/2015 - 05/2005)
5.	Horton, John: 9 articles (06/2015 - 12/2002)
6.	Weil, Gary J: 9 articles (05/2015 - 02/2004)
7.	Munirathinam, A: 9 articles (03/2015 - 06/2002)
8.	Keiser, Jennifer: 9 articles (03/2015 - 04/2008)
9.	Rajendran, R: 9 articles (03/2015 - 06/2002)
10.	Albonico, Marco: 8 articles (03/2015 - 05/2003)

Related Diseases

1.	Infection 08/15/1998 - "We conclude that albendazole is highly efficacious against both parasites when used as described but that long term community benefit may require additional education programmes to avoid re-infection with Giardia although treatment strategies would seem appropriate for hookworm." 05/01/2008 - "Our evaluation suggests that although additional studies are needed to determine optimal treatment regimens for intestinal parasites, especially among young children and pregnant women, a five-day course of pre-departure albendazole was effective in reducing helminthic infection in treated refugees." 03/01/1989 - "Albendazole proved very effective and safe in the treatment of single and multiple helminth infections in children under 2 years of age, achieving cure rates of 100% in both Ascaris lumbricoides and Necator americanus respectively, 83% in Trichuris trichiura and 66% in Hymenolepis nana. " 03/01/1984 - "Albendazole was shown to be effective against Opisthorchis viverrini infection as well as other concomitant intestinal helminthic infections; but the optimal dosage and duration of treatment have not yet been achieved." 01/01/1993 - "Albendazole was found to be effective: single doses of either 600 mg (n = 103) or 800 mg (n = 114) successfully treated 62% and 75% of infections, respectively; 400 mg given either once a day for 3 d (n = 116) or for 5 d (n = 115) successfully treated 81% and 95% of all infections, respectively. "
2.	Echinococcosis (Hydatid Cysts) 01/07/2015 - "Radical surgery with pre- and post-operative administration of albendazole is the best treatment option for liver hydatid cysts due to low recurrence and complication rates." 09/01/1992 - "We report a 33-year-old woman who was harboring multiple cerebral hydatid cysts and who was treated successfully with albendazole. " 09/01/1996 - "Albendazole in this study has proved to be effective in decreasing the viability of liver hydatid cysts when given for 3 weeks preoperatively." 03/01/2005 - "Dual albendazole treatment is effective in the prevention of recurrences and/or secondary hydatidosis." 01/01/2000 - "Our results support that perioperative albendazole treatment is effective in the prevention of secondary hydatidosis."
3.	Cysts 01/01/2001 - "Albendazole, the drug most often used, appears to have the greatest efficacy of any agent used so far; nevertheless, apparent cure (shrinkage or disappearance of cysts) ranges only between 20% and 30% of cases. " 12/01/2010 - "hydatid hepatic cyst is a condition in which long therapy with Albendazole has good results in patient with primary disease but also in cases of relapse, and is an important alternative to surgery." 01/01/1986 - "Pre-spillage albendazole therapy did not protect against the development of cysts whilst a significant reduction in numbers of peritoneal cysts was seen in gerbils treated with albendazole 10 mg/kg for one week after inoculation. " 07/01/2001 - "The overall success of medical therapy was approximately 27%: 18 of the 67 patients were cured with albendazole (15 had a single cyst, 3 multiple cysts) and 1 recurrence (6%) was observed. " 10/01/2006 - "In addition, small asymptomatic cysts, some daughter cysts, and peritoneal secondary cysts and splenic cysts may also be effectively treated with Albendazole."
4.	Neurocysticercosis 11/01/1989 - "We conclude that albendazole administered according to the 3-day therapeutic scheme proposed above is as highly effective for the treatment of parenchymal brain cysticercosis as the 30-day scheme." 10/01/1988 - "Our results indicated that a short course of albendazole is highly effective for treatment of neurocysticercosis." 04/01/1987 - "We conclude that albendazole is highly effective for the treatment of parenchymal brain cysticercosis. " 08/01/2002 - "Albendazole (ABZ) is effective in the treatment of neurocysticercosis. " 11/01/1995 - "Reports from Mexico suggest that albendazole is effective in the treatment of neurocysticercosis. "
5.	Giardiasis 04/15/2004 - "Albendazole is as effective as metranidazole in adults' giardiasis. " 05/02/1996 - " Albendazole was effective against giardiasis in children in Bangladesh but ineffective in adult travelers returning from tropical areas. " 09/01/2006 - "Albendazole is an easy, safe and effective treatment for giardiasis." 06/01/2004 - "The efficacy of albendazole for the treatment of giardiasis has been indicated by previous in-vitro and in-vivo studies. " 07/01/2001 - "Efficacy of albendazole in giardiasis."

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