EGATEN for Treatment of Fascioliasis

EGATEN^™ (triclabendazole, Novartis) 

Indications: treatment of fascioliasis in patients six years of age or older 

Dosage: 

• 2 doses of 10 mg/kg given 12 hours apart in patients age 6 years of age or older
• Take orally with food 

• Can be swallowed whole, divided in half and taken with water, or crushed and administered with applesauce
• ​Round dose upwards if unable to adjust exactly

Contraindications: known hypersensitivity to triclabendazole, other benzimidazole derivatives or any of the excipients in EGATEN

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