Adverse reactions of 300 MG diethylcarbamazine, and in a combination of 400 MG albendazole, for a mass annual single dose treatment, in migrant workers in Phang Nga province

• Main Authors: Pisit Yongyuth, Surachart Koyadun, Nongnuch Jaturabundit, Wuttisal Jariyahuttakij, Adisak Bhumiratana
• Other Authors: Thap Put Hospital
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24968
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Foreign migrant workers with work permits in Thailand are given once a year 300 mg diethylcarbamazine (DEC) for bancroftian filariasis, and 400 mg albendazole (ABZ) for helminthiasis. Treatment effectiveness, tolerability, and safety of two treatment arms, DEC + ABZ and DEC alone, had ne...