Diethylcarbamazine (Systemic)

Brand Names : Hetrazan

Category

• Anthelmintic, systemic

Description

Diethylcarbamazine (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:

• 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, in the following dosage form:

Oral
• Tablets (U.S. and Canada)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

• Hetrazan

In Canada -

• Hetrazan

Generic name product may be available in the U.S.