Anthelmintics (Pharmacology & Therapeutics)

What Will You Learn?

• What are nematodes, trematodes and cestodes ??
• Anthelmintic medications (M.O.A - clinical uses - doses - management of adverse effects).
• Detailed drug information about the most commonly used anthelmintics (albendazole - mebendazole - pyrantel pamoate - ivermectin - praziquantel - nicodamide - diethylcarbamazine).
• The most common worm infections and detailed information about their lifecycles, diagnosis and guidelines for management (pinworms - ascariasis - whipworms - hookworms - dog & cat hookworms - beef tapeworm - pork tapeworm - fish tapeworm - dwarf tapeworm - neurocysticercosis - bilharziasis or schistosomiasis - community deworming programs).
• Safety of anthelmintics in pregnant women, breastfeeding women, children and patients with chronic diseases.