Drops from worms

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

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Indications for use: when you need to think about taking drops from worms?

As with any disease, the worms have their own symptoms, which are worth paying attention to:

• rash on the skin;
• frequent and prolonged headaches;
• unstable stool - constipation is replaced by diarrhea;
• bouts of nausea;
• anxiety, uneven sleep;
• swelling of the lower extremities, not associated with any diseases;
• increased lymph nodes;
• sensation of itching and discomfort in the anus;
• tendency to allergies;
• periodic uncaused pain in the abdomen;
• increased fatigue;
• an unpleasant aftertaste in the mouth;
• muscular pain, not associated with physical exertion;
• slight rise in temperature;
• yellowing of cutaneous and mucous membranes;
• creaking teeth during sleep;
• changes in appetite against a background of emaciation.

If any of the symptoms are familiar to you, it is advisable to pass a feces analysis on the helminth eggs (at least three times) and a blood test. If the doctor determines helminthiasis, then you will have to undergo a comprehensive treatment.

As a rule, if one member of the family has worms, then anthelmintic treatment is prescribed to the whole family, as well as to pets. The same happens when a helminthic invasion is found in a cat or dog: adults and children living in the family receive drops from worms.

Names of drops from worms

Drops from worms for animals:

	Drop inspector	Drops Lawyer	Leopard drops
Pharmacodynamics Pharmacokinetics	The active ingredients are fipronil and moxidectin, which infect ticks, fleas, withers, intestinal nematodes. They immobilize and destroy parasites.	Active components are imidacloprid and moxidectin. It has a wide spectrum of antiparasitic activity. It is considered a moderately toxic drug.	The active ingredients are praziquantel and ivermectin. Is active in the larvae and all intestinal nematodes, as well as fleas and ticks.
Use of drops from worms during pregnancy	Apply gently under the supervision of a veterinarian.	Do not have embryotoxic effect.	Not recommended for use during pregnancy.
Contraindications for use	Puppies younger than 1.5 months old, sick and convalescent animals.	Puppies younger than seven weeks, sick and weak animals.	Puppies younger than 2 months.
Side effects	Not observed.	Not observed.	Sedation, salivation, tremors, vomiting.
Method of administration and dose of a drop of worms	Apply on dried skin, on the withers of an animal, between wool. The treatment is repeated once every 3 months.	Apply between wool, on the withers, 1 time in 1-1,5 months.	They are applied between the wool along the spine: for treatment - once, for prophylaxis - once every three months.
Overdose	Not observed.	Not observed.	Not observed.
Interactions with other drugs	You can not apply several preparations from worms at one time.	You can not use several antiparasitic drugs at the same time.	Do not apply several antiparasitic drugs 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.

Drops from worms for children and adults:

	Antigleste forte	Pirantele	Nemosol
Pharmacodynamics Pharmacokinetics	Herbal preparation that improves the work of the digestive tract, increases immunity, destroys viruses, fungi, microbes and helminths.	Anthelminthic agent blocking the muscular and nervous system of the worms. Does not affect the larval form of the parasite. It is derived mainly from the feces.	Anthelminthic drug based on albendazole. When ingested 5% of the intake is absorbed.
Use of drops from worms during pregnancy	Studies on the effect of the drug on pregnancy and fetus were not conducted.	Use in pregnancy is not recommended.	It is forbidden to receive during pregnancy.
Contraindications for use	No data.	Allergic reactions to the ingredients of the drug, myasthenia gravis, children up to 6 months.	Do not appoint: with a tendency to allergies, retinal diseases, children under 1 year, with liver disease.
Side effects	None.	Attacks of nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, fatigue, sleep disorders, skin rashes.	Dyspeptic disorders, changes in blood picture, violations of defecation, headache, impaired consciousness, allergies, impaired renal function.
Method of administration and dose of a drop of worms	For adults - 10 drops with 50 ml of liquid, before going to bed. For children from 1 to 5 years - 2-3 drops. For children 6-12 years - 4-5 drops. Before eating, do not eat for 3 hours. Drops are taken daily for 1 month.	Once, in the morning, after eating: Children from half a year to 2 years - 125 mg; Children under 6 years - 250 mg; Children under 12 years - 500 mg; From 12 years and adults - 750 mg.	Take with food. The dose and duration of treatment is determined by the doctor.
Overdose	No information.	Cases of overdose were not observed.	Dizziness, nausea, until loss of consciousness. Gastric lavage and symptomatic treatment are performed.
Interactions with other drugs	Has no interactions with other drugs.	The combination with piperazine is not recommended.	Simultaneously, no prescription: 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 a kind of stress for the body, so doctors recommend taking enterosorbents and preparations for an increase in the body's immune defenses after the anthelmintic course.