Worm drops

The health of our loved ones, as well as pets, depends on many reasons. One of them is the prevention of infection with all kinds of parasites that enter the body with food, water, or as a result of non-compliance with hygiene rules. Internal parasites - helminths, or worms - can significantly and negatively affect the health of both people and animals. Drops for worms: what are they, and how to choose the right drug?

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Indications for use: when should you think about taking deworming drops?

Like any disease, worm infestation has its own symptoms that are worth paying attention to:

• skin rash;
• frequent and prolonged headaches;
• unstable stool - constipation alternates with diarrhea;
• attacks of nausea;
• anxiety, uneven sleep;
• swelling of the lower extremities not associated with any disease;
• enlarged lymph nodes;
• a feeling of itching and discomfort in the anal area;
• tendency to allergies;
• periodic causeless pain in the abdominal area;
• increased fatigue;
• unpleasant taste in the mouth;
• muscle pain not associated with physical activity;
• slight rise in temperature;
• yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes;
• grinding teeth during sleep;
• changes in appetite against the background of weight loss.

If any of the symptoms are familiar to you, it is advisable to take a stool test for helminth eggs (at least three times) and a blood test. If the doctor determines helminthiasis, then you will have to undergo complex treatment.

As a rule, if one family member is found to have worms, then antihelminthic treatment is prescribed to the entire family, as well as pets. The same thing happens when a helminthic invasion is found in a cat or dog: both adults and children living in the family receive antihelminthic drops.

Names of drops against worms

Deworming drops for animals:

	Drop Inspector	Drops Advocate	Bars drops
Pharmacodynamics Pharmacokinetics	Active ingredients - fipronil and moxidectin, affecting ticks, fleas, lice, intestinal nematodes. Immobilize and destroy parasites.	Active components – imidacloprid and moxidectin. Has a broad spectrum of antiparasitic activity. Considered a moderately toxic drug.	Active ingredients: praziquantel and ivermectin. It is active against larvae and all intestinal nematodes, as well as fleas and ticks.
Using deworming drops during pregnancy	Use with caution under veterinary supervision.	They do not have an embryotoxic effect.	Not recommended for use during pregnancy.
Contraindications for use	Puppies under 1.5 months of age, sick and recovering animals.	Puppies under seven weeks of age, sick and weakened animals.	Puppies under 2 months old.
Side effects	Not observed.	Not observed.	Lacrimation, salivation, tremors, vomiting.
Method of application and dosage of drops against worms	Apply to dry skin, to the withers of the animal, between the fur. Repeat the treatment once every 3 months.	Apply between the hair, on the withers, once every 1-1.5 months.	Apply between the hairs along the spine: for treatment – once, for prevention – once every three months.
Overdose	Not observed.	Not observed.	Not observed.
Interactions with other drugs	You cannot apply several antihelminthic drugs at the same time.	You cannot use several antiparasitic agents at the same time.	You cannot apply several antiparasitic agents at the same time.
Storage conditions and shelf life	Does not require special storage conditions.	Does not require special storage conditions.	Does not require special storage conditions.

Anti-worm drops for children and adults:

	Antiglist forte	Pyrantel	Nemozol
Pharmacodynamics Pharmacokinetics	A herbal preparation that improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, increases immunity, and destroys viruses, fungi, microbes, and helminths.	An anthelmintic that blocks the muscular and nervous system of worms. Does not affect the larval form of the parasite. It is excreted mainly with feces.	Anthelmintic drug based on albendazole. When taken orally, 5% of the amount taken is absorbed.
Using deworming drops during pregnancy	Studies on the effects of the drug on pregnancy and the fetus have not been conducted.	Not recommended for use during pregnancy.	Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Contraindications for use	No data.	Allergic reactions to the ingredients of the drug, myasthenia, children under 6 months.	Do not prescribe: for those prone to allergies, for retinal diseases, for children under 1 year old, for liver diseases.
Side effects	None.	Attacks of nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, fatigue, sleep disturbances, skin rashes.	Dyspeptic disorders, changes in blood picture, bowel movement disorders, headache, impaired consciousness, allergies, impaired renal function.
Method of application and dosage of drops against worms	For adults – 10 drops with 50 ml of liquid, before bedtime. For children from 1 to 5 years old – 2-3 drops. For children 6-12 years old – 4-5 drops. Do not eat for 3 hours before use. Take the drops daily for 1 month.	Once, in the morning, after meals: For children from six months to 2 years old – 125 mg; Children under 6 years old – 250 mg; Children under 12 years of age – 500 mg; For children aged 12 years and older and adults – 750 mg.	Take with food. The dosage and duration of treatment is determined by the doctor.
Overdose	No information.	There were no cases of overdose.	Dizziness, nausea, even loss of consciousness. Gastric lavage and symptomatic treatment are performed.
Interactions with other drugs	It has no interactions with other drugs.	Combination with piperazine is not recommended.	The following should not be prescribed simultaneously: cimetidine, carbamazepine, dexamethasone, praziquantel.
Storage conditions and shelf life	Does not require special storage conditions.	At room temperature, up to 2 years.	At normal temperature, up to 3 years.

Drops from worms are a good and convenient alternative to tablets. However, such treatment is also a kind of stress for the body, so doctors recommend taking enterosorbents and drugs to increase the body's immune defense for some time after the antihelminthic course.