Mebendazole or MBZ, marketed as Ovex, Vermox, Antiox, Pripsen, is a benzimidazole drug that's used to treat infestations by worms including pinworms, roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, and whipworms. Mechanism Mebendazole causes slow immobilization and death of the worms by selectively and irreversibly blocking the uptake of glucose. Dosage Oral dosage for treatment of pinworms is 100 mg per dose, with one dose taken every two weeks. This regime is repeated two weeks later if the infection hasn'… (More on Mebendazole) |