Can I take COMBANTRIN twice?

A repeat dose is recommended after 2 to 4 weeks if reinfestation occurs. Roundworm, whipworm & hookworm: Adults and children of 2 years and over : 1 chocolate square (100mg) twice each day for 3 consecutive days.

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Can you take COMBANTRIN more than once?

All it takes is one tablet, once only for each member of your family, regardless of body weight. As threadworm is highly contagious, it is important to treat ALL the family, including mum and dad. Human worming products will treat only adult worms present in the intestine at the time of taking the medication.

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Can you take 2 doses of COMBANTRIN?

So it's advisable to follow-up on symptoms roughly 2-4 weeks after the initial dose, and administer a second dose if you detect any lingering signs of a worm infection.

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How often can you use COMBANTRIN?

They will not treat the eggs or immature worms and will not protect you or your children from contracting threadworms if they are exposed to them again. So it's advisable to check roughly 2-4 weeks after the initial dose to ensure a second dose is not required if symptoms persist/reinfestation occurs.

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Do you need to repeat COMBANTRIN?

You should also follow up this initial treatment with another dose about two to four weeks later if symptoms persist; to be sure the entire infection is gone. The faster a worm infection can be identified and treated, the faster kids can get back to having fun and being themselves!

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Do I need to take a regular worming tablet?

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What happens if you still have worms after taking a worming tablet?

Re-Treatment

COMBANTRIN® is only effective against adult worms, which means any eggs or immature worms inside the body might still linger after the initial treatment. In order to minimise the risk of reinfestation, a follow-up treatment two to four weeks later is strongly recommended if symptoms are still present.

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How long after deworming can I deworm again?

How long does it take for worms to be gone after deworming? Once you take the deworming medicine, the medicine starts working immediately, but it might take a few days to kill all the worms. It is advised to take a second dose after two weeks to prevent reinfection.

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How many times can I take worm medicine in a year?

Question: How often do I need to deworm my child? Children can be dewormed every 4 -6 months. Question: There are many deworming drugs?

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How many times can you take a worm tablet?

For common roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms: Adults and children 2 years of age and older—100 milligrams (mg) two times a day, morning and evening, for 3 consecutive days. Treatment may need to be repeated in 3 weeks. Children younger than 2 years of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.

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Can you still have worms after 2 treatments?

Children can get threadworms again after they've been treated for them if they get the eggs in their mouth. This is why it's important to encourage children to wash their hands regularly.

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What happens if you take too much COMBANTRIN?

If you take too much Combantrin-1 with Mebendazole, you may get stomach pains, diarrhoea, feel sick or vomit.

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Should you repeat worming tablets?

Your child usually needs to repeat the dose after 2 weeks to make sure all the worms are gone. If your child is diagnosed with threadworms, you should treat everyone in the household with antiparasitic tablets too. This stops the spread of worms among family members.

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What to do if worming tablets don t work?

If you have tried a threadworm treatment for your child and their symptoms have not improved, take them to your GP. The doctor will examine your child and may want to do blood or faeces (poo) tests. Also take your child to the GP if: your child passes a large worm.

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How often can you repeat dewormer?

These guidelines recommend that if regular deworming is used, animals should be treated at least 4 times a year, with no more than 3 months between each treatment. This is based on some research indicating that dropping treatment to 3-4 times per year had no effect on parasite levels.

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Can I take another worm tablet?

For most people, treatment will involve taking a single dose of a medication called mebendazole to kill the worms. If necessary, another dose can be taken after 2 weeks.

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Can you deworm every month?

New Delhi: Everyone - both young and old - has high risk of getting infected by worms. Worms being a very common health problem for children and adults alike, experts recommend that deworming should get done twice a year or every six months, starting from the age of two years old.

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How long does it take for a worm tablet to kick in?

This is why you may need to take another dose 2 weeks later to help prevent reinfection. How long does it take to work? The medicine should start to work straight away but it may take several days to kill all the worms. It's important to take the medicine as a pharmacist or doctor tells you.

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How often should you worm yourself?

Once a year when the prevalence of soil-transmitted parasitic worms in the community is over 20% Twice a year when the prevalence of soil-transmitted parasitic worms in the community is 50%

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Can I take pinworm medicine every 2 weeks?

Take as directed. Give a repeat dose of the pinworm medicine in 2 weeks. Reason: To prevent the pinworms from coming back. The repeat dose is needed because eggs can live for 1 to 2 weeks.

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Can you give Dewormer twice a month?

As a matter of fact, puppies and young dogs should be dewormed when they reach their 21-30 days of age. This means they should be dewormed at least once every month until they're three months old. After that, they can be dewormed once in every two months until they are 6 months old.

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Can I deworm every 2 weeks?

1. Puppies and Kittens need to be dewormed more often: It is recommended that your puppy or kitten is dewormed every 2 weeks until they reach 3 months of age. Puppies and kittens are usually born with parasites passed on from mom (even if mom is dewormed) before they are born.

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How long should you wait between deworming?

Puppies should be wormed every two weeks until twelve weeks of age, then monthly until six months of age. Once they have reached six months of age, a puppy can transfer onto an 'adult' worming schedule. All adult dogs need to be wormed every three months for effective protection.

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How do you know if your worms are gone?

You'll likely need to give your doctor a stool sample for a few months to make sure all the worms are gone. It's harder to treat an infection caused by tapeworm cysts. In addition to the medicine that kills the tapeworm, you may need medicine to reduce inflammation or other symptoms, like seizures, that you're having.

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Why do I still have worms after treatment?

Threadworm eggs, laid around the anus, are untouched by treatments such as COMBANTRIN® or COMBANTRIN®-1 – and these eggs can hatch after the initial treatment, causing the infection to flare up all over again.

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How long do worms stay in poo after treatment?

Depending on the frequency of bathroom visits this can take up to one week. Symptoms of threadworm infection usually disappear within one week of treatment. Threadworms are highly contagious. Hygiene measures should be followed for 6 weeks.

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