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Indications & Uses
Alba is indicated for:
Dosage Reference
Reference Information Only
Dosages shown are general references from official sources. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist for personalized dosing.
Adults:
Adults and children over 2 years: 400 mg (1 tablet or 10 ml suspension) as a single dose in cases of Enterobius vermicularis, Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. In cases of strongyloidiasis or taeniasis, 400 mg (1 tablet or 10 ml suspension) daily should be given for 3 consecutive days. If the patient is not cured on follow-up after three weeks, a second course of treatment is indicated. Children of 1 to 2 years: the recommended dose is a single dose of 200 mg (5 ml suspension). Children under 1 year: not recommended. In hydatid disease (echinococcosis), albendazole is given by mouth with meals in a dose of 400 mg twice daily for 28 days for patients weighing over 60 kg. A dose of 15 mg per kg body weight daily in two divided doses (to a maximum total daily dose of 800 mg) is used for patients weighing less than 60 kg. For cystic echinococcosis, the 28 day course may be repeated after 14 days without treatment, to a total of 3 treatment cycles. For alveolar echinococcosis, cycles of 28 days of treatment followed by 14 days without treatment may need to continue for months or years. In giardiasis, 400 mg (1 tablet or 10 ml suspension) once daily for five days is used.
Side Effects
Gastrointestinal upset, headache, and dizziness may occur, along with changes in liver enzyme levels. Reversible hair loss (alopecia) has rarely been reported, as have rash, fever, and blood disorders such as leucopenia and pancytopenia. Allergic shock can occur if a cyst leaks, and convulsions or meningism may develop when treating cerebral disease.
Cautions & Contraindications
Warnings & Precautions
Blood counts and liver function tests before treatment and twice during each cycle; breastfeeding; exclude pregnancy before starting treatment. Silben should only be used in the treatment of Echinococcosis if there is constant medical supervision with regular monitoring of serum-transaminase concentrations and of leucocyte and platelet counts
Contraindications
Neonates: Albendazole isn't normally used in this age group. Children: In children weighing less than 10 kg, the dose may be reduced from 400 mg to 200 mg, but there's no reason to lower the dose generally for children. Pregnant women: Albendazole shouldn't be given during pregnancy or to women who may be pregnant, since no information is available on whether it crosses the placenta. Concurrent disease: There's no evidence that the dose needs to be changed in patients with kidney, liver, or heart failure.