Mestad 500

OTC

Indications

• Mestad 500 is indicated for single or mixed gastrointestinal infestations by Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm), Trichuris trichiura (whipworm), Ascaris lumbricoides (large roundworm), Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus (hookworm).

Dosage

• One single tablet.
• A laxative or change diet is not necessary.

Usage

• The tablets may be chewed and swallowed or crushed and mixed with food.

• Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to the compounds of benzimidazole class or any components of the drug.
• Patients with hepatic impairment.
• Pregnant women (the first trimester).
• Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis.

Uncommon:

• Abdominal discomfort, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea,
• Headache, dizziness, tinnitus, frostbite. Some few cases, the roundworm crawls out the mouth and nose.

• Children under 2 years old.
• Pregnant women.
• Nursing women.
• Patients should be aware of how they react to Mestad 500 before driving or operating machinery (cause headache, vertigo).