Drug classes

Anthelmintics

MFDS drug class 06420

A category of medications used to treat parasitic infections.

Representative ingredients

The ingredients most often used in single-ingredient medicines of this type.

What kind of medicines are these?

Anthelmintics are used to eliminate various types of parasites that reside within the body. They are primarily used for the treatment of intestinal parasite infections, such as ascariasis, hookworm infection, and strongyloidiasis. They help alleviate symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by the infection.

Anthelmintics work by disrupting the parasite's nervous system or energy metabolism, rendering the parasites paralyzed or killing them. Some also damage the cell membranes of the parasites, leading to an elimination effect. This action helps in expelling the parasites from the body.

Good to know

Anthelmintics are a class of medications specialized for the treatment of parasite infections, differing in their targets and mechanisms of action from antibiotics and antivirals. Additionally, anthelmintics can be further classified based on their mechanisms of action and the specific parasites they target.

Medicines in this class

Even within the same class, dosage form and prescription status can differ.

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SourceKorea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Drug Safety Korea)

Product approval information is based on drug information provided by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Ingredient and class descriptions are not part of MFDS data and were written separately by Cashdoc.
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