Vermin tablets are an antihelminthic medication used to treat a variety of intestinal parasitic infections. Vermin works by paralyzing the worms, causing them to die and be excreted in the feces. Vermin is used to treat pinworms, tapeworms, roundworms, whipworms, and hookworms.
Active Ingredients in Vermin Tablets
Vermin tablets contain one active ingredient:
Mebendazole: A broad-spectrum antihelminthic that works by inhibiting glucose uptake in worms, leading to depletion of their energy stores and death.
Available Strengths
Vermin tablets are available in various strengths, such as 100 mg and 500 mg, to suit different patient needs.
Uses of Vermin Tablets
Treatment of pinworms, a common infection affecting children and adults.
Treatment of tapeworms, an infection transmitted by eating raw or undercooked meat.
Treatment for roundworms, an infection transmitted by ingesting contaminated food or water.
Treatment for whipworms, an infection transmitted by ingesting contaminated food or water.
Treatment for hookworms, an infection transmitted by walking barefoot on contaminated soil.