Remote Primary Health Care Manuals
ANTI-INFECTIVES — Anthelmintics (worm medicine) — Other anthelmintics

AMH 2022 section 5.8.2

Active ingredients (generic names)

PYRANTEL (pie-ran-tell)

Capsules and tablets

Chewable squares (chocolate).

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What it is used for

Doses

How it works
  • Kills worms that infect people

Side effects

Nausea and vomiting

Diarrhoea

Headache

Warnings
Tell the patient
  • If giving to children — use chocolate squares or crush tablets and mix with jam

Treat all people living in the house,
one may be source of infection

Wash hands

Check

Blood test

Check iron levels, if needed