Praziquantel is a pest control remedy widely used to treat worms, especially tapeworms and hymenlepiasis.
Praziquantel can be purchased in conventional pharmacies under the brand name Cestox or Cisticid, for example, in the form of tablets with 150 mg tablets.
The price of praziquantel is about 50 reais, but may vary by trade name.
Praziquantel is indicated for the treatment of infections caused by Taenia solium, Taenia saginata, and Hymenolepis nana. In addition, it can also be used to treat cestoidosis caused by Hymenolepis diminuta, Diphyllobothrium latum, and Diphyllobothrium pacificum.
How praziquantel is used varies depending on the age and problem to be treated, and general guidelines include:
The main side effects of praziquantel include abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, headache and increased sweat production.
Praziquantel is contraindicated in patients with eye cysticercosis or hypersensitivity to praziquantel or any other component of the formula.