Thiabendazole (Systemic)

Brand Names : Mintezol

Precautions While Using This Medicine

It is important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits. This is to make sure that the infection is cleared up completely.

Thiabendazole may cause blurred vision or yellow vision. It may also cause some people to become dizzy, drowsy, or less alert than they are normally. Make sure you know how you react to this medicine before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are dizzy or are not alert or able to see well . If these reactions are especially bothersome, check with your doctor.

Good health habits are required to help prevent reinfection. These include the following:

• For creeping eruption (cutaneous larva migrans) or visceral larva migrans (toxocariasis):
  • Keep dogs and cats off beaches and bathing areas.
  • Treat household pets for worms (deworm) regularly.
  • Cover children's sandboxes when not being used.
    These measures help to prevent contamination of the sand or soil by worm larvae from the animals" wastes. This helps to keep children from picking up the larvae when they put their hands in their mouths after touching contaminated sand or soil.
• For pork worms (trichinosis):
  • Cook all pork, pork-containing products, and game at not less than 140 �F (60 �C) until well done (not pink in the center) before eating. This will kill any trichinosis larvae that may be in the meat.