Alben®-DS tablet: Each tablet contains Albendazole BP 400 mg.
Alben® Suspension: Each 5 ml contains Albendazole USP 200 mg.
Alben® is a preparation of albendazole, which is a broad spectrum anthelmintic. In addition to its vermicidal properties, Alben® has been found to have both ovicidal and larvicidal activities in man.
Adults or children over 2 years of age: 400 mg (1 Alben -DS tablet or 10 mL suspension) as a single dose in cases of Enterobius vermicularis, Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus.
In cases of strongyloidiasis or taeniasis, 400 mg (1 Alben -DS tablet or 10 mL suspension) as a single dose should be given for 3 consecutive days.
If the patient is not cured on follow-up after three weeks, a second course of treatment is indicated. Alben -DS tablets may be chewed, swallowed or crushed and mixed with food. No specific procedures such as fasting or purging are required.
Children of 1-2 years of age: Recommended dose is a single dose of 200 mg [Half Alben -DS tablet or Alben 5 mL suspension].
Children under 1 years of age: Not recommended.
FURTHER INFORMATION Hydatid disease: For Echinococcus granulosus, adult over 60 kg, medical treatment, 800 mg daily in divided doses for 28 days followed by 14 tablet-free days; up to 3 cycles of treatment may be given.Adjunct in surgical treatment, pre-surgery, 800 mg daily in divided doses for 28 days followed by 14 tablet-free days, repeat cycle once before surgery; post-surgery (if viable cysts after pre-surgery treatment, or if no pre-surgery treatment, or if only short pre-surgery course), 800 mg daily in divided doses for 28 days followed by 14 tablet-free days, repeat cycle once, Echinococcus multilocularis, adult over 60 kg, 800 mg daily in divided doses for 28 days followed by 14 tablet-free days; prolonged treatment may be required.
Do not store above 30°C. Keep away from light and wet place. Keep out of reach of children.