Albendazole
- Generic Name
- Albendazole
- Brand Names
- Albenza
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C12H15N3O2S
- CAS Number
- 54965-21-8
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- F4216019LN
- Background
A benzimidazole broad-spectrum anthelmintic structurally related to mebendazole that is effective against many diseases. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p38)
- Indication
For the treatment of parenchymal neurocysticercosis due to active lesions caused by larval forms of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium and for the treatment of cystic hydatid disease of the liver, lung, and peritoneum, caused by the larval form of the dog tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus.
- Associated Conditions
- Hydatid disease of the Liver, Hydatid disease of the Lung, Hydatid disease of the Peritoneum, Neurocysticercosis
- Associated Therapies
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Reduction of EArly mortaLITY in HIV-infected Adults and Children Starting Antiretroviral Therapy
- First Posted Date
- 2013-04-05
- Last Posted Date
- 2016-04-20
- Lead Sponsor
- Anna Griffiths, MRC
- Target Recruit Count
- 1805
- Registration Number
- NCT01825031
- Locations
- 🇺🇬
Joint Clinical Research Centre, Mbale, Mbale, Uganda
🇰🇪Moi University Clinical Research Centre, Eldoret, Kenya
🇰🇪KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
Bioequivalence Study of Albendazole 400 mg Tablets in Chinese Population
- First Posted Date
- 2012-12-24
- Last Posted Date
- 2013-07-15
- Lead Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Target Recruit Count
- 56
- Registration Number
- NCT01755637
- Locations
- 🇨🇳
Central Hospital of China Aerospace Corporation, Beijing, Beijing, China
🇨🇳Tongji Hospital, Medical College Huazhong, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Postpartum Deworming: Improving Breastfeeding and Optimizing Infant Growth
- First Posted Date
- 2012-12-13
- Last Posted Date
- 2017-08-29
- Lead Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
- Target Recruit Count
- 1010
- Registration Number
- NCT01748929
- Locations
- 🇵🇪
Asociación Civil Selva Amazónica, Iquitos, Peru
Impact IPT With Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine or Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine Plus Piperaquine in Schoolchildren
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2012-11-07
- Last Posted Date
- 2014-02-04
- Lead Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
- Target Recruit Count
- 616
- Registration Number
- NCT01722539
- Locations
- 🇨🇬
Mokali health area of Biyela health zone, in Kinshasa province., Kinshasa, Kinshasa province, Congo
Impact of Repeated Anthelmintic Treatment on the Risk of Malaria in Kenyan School Children
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2012-08-07
- Last Posted Date
- 2015-04-10
- Lead Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Target Recruit Count
- 2377
- Registration Number
- NCT01658774
- Locations
- 🇰🇪
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
Effectiveness of High-dose Zinc Therapy and Albendazole in the Treatment of Environmental Enteropathy
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2011-09-26
- Last Posted Date
- 2012-03-06
- Lead Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Target Recruit Count
- 225
- Registration Number
- NCT01440608
- Locations
- 🇲🇼
Saint Louis Nutrition Project, Blantyre, Malawi
Effectiveness of Oral Albendazole in the Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition
- First Posted Date
- 2011-07-15
- Last Posted Date
- 2014-01-28
- Lead Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Registration Number
- NCT01395381
- Locations
- 🇲🇼
St. Louis Nutrition Project, Blantyre, Malawi
Efficacy of Albendazole to Treat Intestinal Helminths and Its Effect on Gut Microflora
- First Posted Date
- 2010-09-01
- Last Posted Date
- 2013-01-24
- Lead Sponsor
- Albert Schweitzer Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 200
- Registration Number
- NCT01192802
- Locations
- 🇬🇦
Medical research Unit of Lambaréné, Lambarene, Moyen ogooue, Gabon
A Multinational Trial of the Efficacy of Albendazole Against Soil-transmitted Nematode Infections in Children
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2010-03-15
- Last Posted Date
- 2011-08-02
- Lead Sponsor
- University Ghent
- Target Recruit Count
- 1750
- Registration Number
- NCT01087099
- Locations
- 🇰🇭
Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Clinical Pathology Unit, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
🇧🇷Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
🇪🇹Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Pathology , College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma,, Ethiopia
Safety and Efficacy of Drug Combinations Against Trichuris Trichiura
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2010-01-15
- Last Posted Date
- 2010-01-15
- Target Recruit Count
- 750
- Registration Number
- NCT01050452
- Locations
- 🇺🇬
Vector Control Division, Kampala, Uganda
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