Zentel (Albendazole) is an oral drug designed to treat different kinds of worm infections. The active ingredient is an anthelmintic that operates by starving and killing sensitive parasites and their eggs so that they may be excreted from the body.
The medication is commonly used to treat threadworms, pinworms, roundworms, whipworms, tapeworms, and hookworms from the digestive tract and other tissues.
Direction of Use: Adults and children older than two years is two tablets taken each day for a course of medication lasting one or two weeks. It is important to always take the full course of tablets to make sure the entire infection is destroyed.
A second dose or course of treatment may be necessary in more serious cases. It is important to take the tablets on an empty stomach. The tablets can be taken crushed, chewed, or swallowed whole.
