Diethylcarbamazine (Systemic)
Brand Names : Hetrazan
CategoryDescriptionDiethylcarbamazine (dye-eth-il-kar-BAM-a-zeen) is used in
the treatment of certain worm infections. This medicine works by killing the
worms. It is used to treat:
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Bancroft's filariasis;
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Eosinophilic lung (tropical pulmonary eosinophilia; tropical eosinophilia);
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Loiasis; and
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River blindness (onchocerciasis).
It will not work for other kinds of worm infections (for example, pinworms
or tapeworms).
Diethylcarbamazine is available only with your doctor's prescription, in
the following dosage form:
Oral
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Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Brand NamesSome commonly used brand names are:
In the U.S. -
In Canada -
Generic name product may be available in the U.S.
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