Therapeutic target
- Elimination of the worms
Therapy recommendations
- Anthelmintics (drugs against worm diseases).
| Trunk | Family [name of disease] | Agents | Special features |
| Cestodes (tapeworms) | |||
| Cyclophyllidae | Praziquantel | ||
| Echinococcus[Echinococcosis.] | AlbendazoleMebendazole for alveolar echinococcosis. | For E. multilocularis, lifelong therapy | |
| Hymenolepidae | NiclosamidePraziquantel | ||
| Pseudophyllidae | PraziquantelNiclosamide | ||
| Nematodes (nematodes) | |||
| Ancylostomatidae | AlbendazoleMebendazolePyrantelembonate (N. americanus). | ||
| Angiostrongylus | AlbendazoleMebendazoleLevimazoleThiabendazole | ||
| Ascarididae (roundworms) | AlbendazoleMebendazole | In anisakis simplex, often self-healing | |
| Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) | AlbendazoleMebendazole | ||
| Filariae | Diethylcarbamazingif necessary with albendazole,doxycycline ivermectin. | ||
| Oxyuridae (pinworms) | AlbendazoleMebendazolePyrantelembonatePyrviniumembonate | Therapeutic success rates up to >90%. | |
| Rhabditidae | AlbendazoleIvermectinMebendazoleThiabendazole | ||
| Trichinella(Trichinella) [Trichinellosis]. | AlbendazoleMebendazole | Prednisolone if necessary for severe myositis/myocarditis | |
| Trichuridae | AlbendazoleMebendazole | ||
| Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) | AlbendazoleMebendazole | ||
| Spiruridae | MetronidazoleThiabenzole | The most important measure is mechanical removal of the worm | |
| Strongyloides stercoralis (dwarf nematode). | ThiabendazolIvermectin | ||
| Trematodes (sucking worms) | |||
| Intestinal fluke | Praziquantel | Single dose | |
| Liver fluke | BithionolPraziquantel/Albendazole 2nd choice onlyTriclabenazole | ||
| Lung Leech | Praziquantel | ||
| Schistosomatidae[schistosomiasis; schistosomiasis] | Praziquantel | ||
See also under “Further therapy“.
