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Praziquantel

Praziquantel is an antiparasitic used for selected fluke and tapeworm infections. Listed uses include Schistosomiasis and Liver Flukes.

Biltricide

Schistosomiasis, Liver Flukes

600mg

Praziquantel 600mg tablets, used for schistosomiasis and liver flukes. It makes the parasite's membrane permeable to calcium, causing paralysis.

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Key points

  • The parasite, infection site and exposure history determine treatment.
  • Dying parasites can provoke serious inflammation in brain or eye infection.
  • Seizures, severe headache or visual change needs urgent care.

Listings are for comparison and general information; suitability and supply depend on clinician and pharmacy checks, monitoring and prescription requirements.

Important safety checks

Diagnosis, liver function, pregnancy, heart rhythm and possible eye or brain involvement require review.

When to seek urgent care

Seek urgent help for seizures, severe headache, new weakness, confusion, eye pain or vision change, or breathing difficulty.

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