OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of multiple rounds of annual single dose of DEC (6 mg/kg) or albendazole (400mg) given alone or in combination on Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemia, anti-filarial IgG1 and IgG4 and antigenaemia. METHODS A total of 170 participants were randomly assigned to albendazole (n = 62), DEC (n = 54), and DEC plus albendazole (DEC/ALB) combination (n = 54). Blood sa...

The present study deals with experiments so as to highlight the solute (drug albendazole) – solvent ( water) interactions and related thermodynamic modifications in presence of the hydrotropic agent nicotinamide at different temperatures T (= 298.15 to 313.15)K. Density and conductivity values of albendazole have been determined in water in (0.08 to 0.98) mol dm-3 aqueous solutions of nicotinam...

BACKGROUND Infections with soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, and Trichuris trichiura) are widespread and often occur concomitantly. These parasitic-worm infections are typically treated with albendazole or mebendazole, but both drugs show low efficacy against T. trichiura. Albendazole is the drug of choice against hookworm. METHODS In this double-blind trial conducte...

OBJECTIVE To study the clinical efficacy and the incremental cost-effectiveness of albendazole in improving the nutritional status of pre-school children. DESIGN Single blind, placebo-controlled trial with child as the unit of randomization. SETTING In the Anganwadi centers of the Integrated Child Development Services situated in the urban slums of Lucknow, North India. METHODS Thirty-two...

We succeeded in stimulation of excretion of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae in stool by oral administration of a single dose of 400 mg albendazole to strongyloidiasis patients. This result overcame the false-negative results of stool examination due to low larval numbers. Stool samples were collected from 152 asymptomatic strongyloidiasis patients in the morning, prior to eating. After breakfa...

Albendazole is an anti-helminthic drug that has been shown to exhibit anti-cancer properties, however its activity in head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) was unknown. Using a series of in vitro assays, we assessed the ability of albendazole to inhibit proliferation in 20 HNSCC cell lines across a range of albendazole doses (1 nM-10 μM). Cell lines that responded to treatment were further...

Two titrimetric and one spectrophotometric methods are described for the determination of albendazole in pure form and in formulations. In direct titrimetric procedure (Method A), the drug is titrated directly with N-chlorosuccinimide solution in hydrochloric acid medium using indigo carmine as indicator. In back titrimetry (Method B) the drug is treated with a measured excess of the oxidant in...

BACKGROUND Postoperative recurrence of the liver hydatid disease befalls approximately 10-30% of patients. Preoperative or postoperative therapy with albendazole in single therapeutic protocol (800 mg/d, within 28 days) indicated the need to evaluate the hydatid cyst liquid protoscoleces viability. Morphological changes of protoscoleces following the treatment with drugs are not well known. A...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies have shown inverse associations between geohelminth (intestinal helminth) infection and atopy, leading to the suggestion that geohelminths might protect against allergy. Periodic deworming of school children with anthelmintics is a widely implemented intervention and has raised concerns that such programmes could increase allergy. We investigated the effect of...

Our preclinical studies have shown that the widely used antiparasitic drug albendazole has potent antiproliferative activity against colorectal cancer (CRC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This trial was designed to evaluate albendazole in a small number of patients (n = 7) with either HCC or CRC and hepatic metastases refractory to other forms of therapy. Albendazole was given at 10 mg/kg/...