What is Albendazole?
Albendazole belongs to the drug class called benzimidazole anthelmintics. It exhibits broad-spectrum action against many varieties of worms, such as roundworms, tapeworms, and flukes of domestic animals and humans. The active ingredient works by inhibiting tubulin polymerization. As an effect, the worm's ability to utilize glucose is impaired, which results in immobilization and death.
What is albendazole used for in animals?
Albendazole Tablet is an anthelmintic drug used to treat various parasite infections, including nematodes, cestodes, and protozoa. It is indicated for the treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal and pulmonary nematodiasis, taeniasis, and chronic liver fluke of livestock like calves, sheep, and goats.
Albendazole is used as anthelmintic against most nematodes and cestodes. Albendazole is effective against these gastrointestinal parasites: Bunostomum, Chabertia, Cooperia, Haemonchus, Nematodirus, Ostertagia, Strongyloides, Dictyocaulus viviparus, Moniezia expansa, Liver flukes and Paramphistomes. It is also effective against different types of worms, lung flukes and lung nematodes.
What animals can be treated with Albendazole Tablet?
Albendazole Tablet is recommended for dogs, horses, poultry, and livestock like cows, pigs, and sheep. Do not use Albendazole to treat birds like pigeons or doves.
