albendazole
Drug Details
- Generic Name
- albendazole
- Brand Names
- Albendazole, ALBENZA
- Application Number
- NDA020666
- Sponsor
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC
- NDC Codes
- 2
- Dosage Forms
- TABLET, FILM COATED
- Routes
- ORAL
- Active Ingredients
- ALBENDAZOLE
Indications and Usage
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Albendazole tablet is an anthelmintic drug indicated for: Treatment of parenchymal neurocysticercosis due to active lesions caused by larval forms of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium . ( 1.1 ) Treatment of cystic hydatid disease of the liver, lung, and peritoneum, caused by the larval form of the dog tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus . ( 1.2 ) 1.1 Neurocysticercosis Albendazole tablets are indicated for the treatment of parenchymal neurocysticercosis due to active lesions caused by larval forms of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium . 1.2 Hydatid Disease Albendazole tablets are indicated for the treatment of cystic hydatid disease of the liver, lung, and peritoneum, caused by the larval form of the dog tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus .