Micromedex Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer [Internet]. Truven Health Analytics; 1974-2016.
Diethylcarbamazine (Oral route)
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Tablet
Uses of This Medicine
Diethylcarbamazine is used in the treatment of certain worm infections. This medicine works by killing the worms. It is used to treat:
Bancroft’s filariasis; Eosinophilic lung (tropical pulmonary eosinophilia; tropical eosinophilia); Loiasis; and 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, and only from the manufacturer.
Before Using This Medicine
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered: