Zentel 400mg for deworming, Just Once?

[MehrK]

Hi All, 

 

For those that deworm with Zentel about once every 6 months. Do you just take 1 pill every 6 months (400mg)?

 

Or do you take 1 pill a day for a certain amount of days as the treatment (that you do every 6 months?)

 

Thanks in advance!

[Sheryl]

Routine prophylaxis is one dose only.

 

If certain specific parasites are suspected (e.g. strongyloides) then 3 day course

[MehrK]

24 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Routine prophylaxis is one dose only.

 

If certain specific parasites are suspected (e.g. strongyloides) then 3 day course

Thank you very much for the quick response! 

[wpcoe]

I've wondered about the taking of Zentel (or similar) as routine prophylaxis.  What if you have one of the infestations that requires a prolonged period of treatment?  Is it like antibiotics where if you take less than the required complete course to obliterate a bacterial infection, that the infestation would be able to build a resistance to Zentel?

 

e.g.  I've been taking Zeltel for years, usually once annually, as a precaution.  What if I have, say, Neurocysticercosis -- which requires twice daily treatments for 8 to 30 days -- would periodic one-shot prophylactic 400mg doses of Zentel make the Neurocysticercosis grow resistant to it?

[MehrK]

17 hours ago, wpcoe said:

I've wondered about the taking of Zentel (or similar) as routine prophylaxis.  What if you have one of the infestations that requires a prolonged period of treatment?  Is it like antibiotics where if you take less than the required complete course to obliterate a bacterial infection, that the infestation would be able to build a resistance to Zentel?

 

e.g.  I've been taking Zeltel for years, usually once annually, as a precaution.  What if I have, say, Neurocysticercosis -- which requires twice daily treatments for 8 to 30 days -- would periodic one-shot prophylactic 400mg doses of Zentel make the Neurocysticercosis grow resistant to it?

Very interesting thought. I have no idea and am curious about this as well.