Dosage ; Threadworm: 100mg stat repeat after 10-14 days.
Tapeworm, strongyloid: 200mg BD x 3/7.
Other indications: 100mg BD x 3/7 or 500mg stat.
| Brand Name | Manufacturer Name | Distributor | Drug Strength | Packaging | Formulation | Formulation Strength | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minyua | Cosmos Limited. | Cosmos Limited | 100mg | 120 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 500.00 |
| Minyua | Cosmos Limited. | Cosmos Limited | 100mg | 30ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 90.00 |
| Natoa | Laboratory & Allied Ltd. | Laboratory & Allied Ltd | 100mg | 6 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 26.00 |
| Natoa | Laboratory & Allied Ltd. | Laboratory & Allied Ltd | 100mg | 1000 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 480.00 |
| Vermisan | Biodeal Laboratories Ltd. | Biodeal Laboratories Ltd. | 100mg | 1000 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 450.00 |
| Vermisan | Biodeal Laboratories Ltd. | Biodeal Laboratories Ltd. | 100mg | 30ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 25.00 |
| Vermout | Dawa Limited | Dawa Limited | 100mg | 30ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 20 |
| Vermox | Johnson & Johnson | Surgipharm Ltd | 100mg | 6 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 459.00 |
| Vermox | Johnson & Johnson | Surgipharm Ltd | 500mg | 1 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 452.00 |
| Vermox | Johnson & Johnson | Surgipharm Ltd | 100mg | 30ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 454.00 |
| Wormizole | Globe Pharmacy Ltd., | Globe Pharmacy Ltd., | 100mg | 6 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 24 |
| Wormizole | Globe Pharmacy Ltd., | Globe Pharmacy Ltd., | 500mg | 1 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 36 |
| Wormizole | Globe Pharmacy Ltd., | Globe Pharmacy Ltd., | 100mg | 30ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 27 |
| Mebendazole | Regal Pharmaceuticals | Regal Pharmaceuticals Limited | 100mg | 1000 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 518.00 |
| Mebendazole | Elys Chemicals Industries Ltd. | Elys Chemical Industries Ltd. | 100mg | 120 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 190.00 |
| Mebendazole | Elys Chemicals Industries Ltd. | Elys Chemical Industries Ltd. | 100mg | 1000 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 570.00 |
| Mzole | Flamingo Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Harley's Limited | 100mg | 1000 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 260.00 |
| Nematrax | Regal Pharmaceuticals | Regal Pharmaceuticals Limited | 100mg | 30ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 34.00 |
| Wormaxin | Sphinx Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Sphinx Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 100mg | 30ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 21.00 |
| Wormex | Macs Pharmaceuticals | Mac?s Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 100mg | 1000 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 420.00 |
| Wormex | Macs Pharmaceuticals | Mac?s Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 100mg | 30ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 24.00 |
| Wormol | Elys Chemicals Industries Ltd. | Elys Chemical Industries Ltd. | 100mg | 30ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 38.00 |
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Mebendazole More info |
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| Drug Indication | Threadworms;tapeworm; strongyloid |
| Precautions | Children under 2 years. |
| Side Effects | Transient abdominal pain; diarrhoea; headache and dizziness. |
| Dosage | Threadworm: 100mg stat repeat after 10-14 days. Tapeworm, strongyloid: 200mg BD x 3/7. Other indications: 100mg BD x 3/7 or 500mg stat. |
| Special Information | It is the preferred drug for treating threadworms |
| Pregnancy Category | Category B3 |
| Pregnancy Category Description | Drugs which have been taken by only a small number of pregnant women and women of child-bearing age with no any established rise in the frequency of malformations or other direct or indirect detrimental effects on the foetus having been noted. Studies in animals show evidence of an increased occurrence of foetal damage, the significance of which is uncertain in human |