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Benfast

Name: Benfast 400mg Tablet
Brand: Novo Healthcare and Pharma Ltd.
SKU: 2358
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Tablet - (400mg)

Novo Healthcare and Pharma Ltd.

Generic: Albendazole

Safety Advices

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CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Benfast. Please consult your doctor.

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Benfast may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Benfast is safe to use during breastfeeding. Human studies suggest that the drug does not pass into the breastmilk in a significant amount and is not harmful to the baby.

UNSAFE

Benfast may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Benfast is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Benfast may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.

CAUTION

Benfast should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Benfast may be needed. Please consult your doctor. Inform your doctor if you develop signs of jaundice like yellowing of eyes and skin, itching, and clay colored stools while taking this medicine.

Medicine Overview of Benfast 400mg Tablet

Introduction

Benfast is an antiparasitic medicine, used for the treatment of parasitic worm infections. It works by killing the worms that cause infections and stops the infection from spreading. Benfast should be used in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Take it with or without food, preferably at a fixed time. Avoid skipping any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose. Simply take the next dose as planned. Some people may experience vomiting, dizziness, increased liver enzymes, nausea and...

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Uses of Benfast

Parasitic worm infections

Side effects of Benfast

Common

Vomiting
Dizziness
Increased liver enzymes
Nausea
Loss of appetite

How to use Benfast

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Benfast may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Benfast works

Benfast is an antiparasitic medication. It works by keeping the worms from absorbing sugar (glucose), thereby depleting their energy level. This causes the worms to die and treats your infection.

Quick Tips

You have been prescribed Benfast to treat a variety of parasitic worm infections.

It can be harmful to an unborn baby. Do not take it during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Use birth control measures to prevent pregnancy while taking Benfast.

Your doctor may monitor your blood counts and liver function before you start taking this medicine and regularly throughout your treatment.

Avoid being near people who are sick or have infections. Inform your doctor if you develop signs of infection.

Do not skip doses and finish the prescribed course, even if you start to feel better. Stopping it early may increase your risk of further infection.

Brief Description

Indication

Echinococcosis Adult: <60 kg: 15 mg/kg daily in 2 divided doses. Max: 800 mg/day. ?60 kg: 400 mg bid. Admin dose for three 28-day cycles w/ a 14-day drug-free interval in between each cycle. Neurocysticercosis Adult: <60 kg: 15 mg/kg daily in 2 divided doses (max: 800 mg/day) for 8-30 days. ?60 kg: 400 mg bid for 8-30 days. Ancylostoma, Ascariasis, Hookworm, Trichostrongylus 400 mg PO once

Administration

Increased serum concentrations w/ dexamethasone, praziquantel and cimetidine. Decreased serum concentrations w/ aminoquinoline (antimalarials), carbamazepine, phenobarbital, and phenytoin.

Adult Dose

Monitor blood counts and liver function. Administer within 7 days of start of normal menstruation in women of childbearing age. Adequate nonhormonal contraceptive measures must be taken during and for 1 mth after therapy. Perform liver function tests and blood counts before and every 2 wk during high dose therapy of hydatid disease. Lactation: unknown, use caution.

Renal Dose

Albendazole sulfoxide (active metabolite), causes selective degeneration of cytoplasmic microtubules in intestinal and tegmental cells of intestinal helminths and larvae; glycogen is depleted, glucose uptake and cholinesterase secretion are impaired and desecratory substances accumulate intracellulary. ATP production decreases, causing energy depletion, immobilisation and worm death.

Contraindication

Child: PO 15 mg/kg/day (max 800 mg/day) q12h

Mode of Action

Should be taken with food.

Precaution

Helminthiasis, Echinococcosis, Neurocysticercosis, Enterobiasis, Ascariasis, Hookworm infections, Strongyloidiasis, Giardiasis, Filariasis

Pregnancy Category Note

>10% Headache,Neurocysticercosis (11%),Hydatid disease (1.3%),Abnormal LFT,Hydatid disease (15.6%),Neurocysticercosis (<1%) 1-10% Abdominal pain,Hydatid disease (6%),Nausea/vomiting,Hydatid disease (3.7%),Neurocysticercosis (6.2%),Dizziness/vertigo,Hydatid disease (1.2%),Neurocysticercosis (<1%),Increased intracranial pressure,Neurocysticercosis (1%),Meningeal signs,Neurocysticercosis (1%),Alopecia (reversible),Hydatid disease (1.6%),Neurocysticercosis (<1%),Fever,Hydatid disease (1%) <1% (selected) Rash,Urticaria,Agranulocytosis,Aplastic anemia,Bone marrow suppression,Granulocytopenia,Pancytopenia,Thrombocytopenia,Hepatitis,Acute liver failure,Acute renal failure Potentially Fatal: Bone marrow depression.

Interaction

Pregnancy and lactation. Neonates. Hypersensitivity, liver impairment.

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Benfast

Tablet - (400mg)

Novo Healthcare and Pharma Ltd.

Generic: Albendazole

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Disclaimer

The information provided herein is accurate, updated and complete as per the best practices of the Company. Please note that this information should not be treated as a replacement for physical medical consultation or advice. We do not guarantee the accuracy and the completeness of the information so provided. The absence of any information and/or warning to any drug shall not be considered and assumed as an implied assurance of the Company. We do not take any responsibility for the consequences arising out of the aforementioned information and strongly recommend you for a physical consultation in case of any queries or doubts.

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