Category: pharmacological
Aliases: Biltricide
Antitrematodal / cestocidal — increases parasite Ca²⁺ permeability causing tegument paralysis + disintegration. First-line for schistosomiasis, tapeworm infections (taeniasis, cysticercosis), liver flukes. Dramatic reduction in schistosomiasis burden in endemic areas via mass drug administration.
PO: 1.5h