Albenza
Albenza is albendazole 400mg tablets, an anthelmintic used for worm infections such as tapeworm, pinworm and hookworm, in packs from 10 to 360 tablets.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400mg | 10 tablets | $15.30 | $1.53 |
| 400mg | 20 tablets | $23.00 | $1.15 |
| 400mg | 30 tablets | $25.50 | $0.85 |
| 400mg | 60 tablets | $46.80 | $0.78 |
| 400mg | 90 tablets | $58.50 | $0.65 |
| 400mg | 120 tablets | $70.80 | $0.59 |
| 400mg | 180 tablets | $91.80 | $0.51 |
| 400mg | 360 tablets | $169.20 | $0.47 |
- Category
- Antiparasitics
- Active ingredient
- Albendazole
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 400mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Parasitic worm infections
- Therapeutic Class
- Anthelmintic
- Pharmacological Class
- Benzimidazole
- Minor Side Effects
- Stomach discomfort
- Moderate Side Effects
- Dizziness, Headache
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Originator
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Storage Instructions
- Room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- Dexamethasone, Praziquantel
- Age Restrictions
- Children and adults
What you will receive
Albenza is the originator brand name, made by GlaxoSmithKline. We use it to identify the medicine; the pack you receive is a generic equivalent, not the original Albenza.
- The same active ingredient (Albendazole) at the same strength.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
FAQ
Which generic Albenza strengths and pack sizes can I order?
Generic Albenza comes as 400mg tablets in packs from 10 to 360 tablets. The pack contains generic albendazole, not the original Albenza. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
What payment methods work for generic Albenza delivery to Hong Kong?
You can pay for generic Albenza by Visa, Mastercard or American Express on a secure, encrypted payment page, or by Bitcoin or Ethereum. Card details never reach PockDose servers. Orders ship in plain, unbranded packaging with nothing outside about the contents.
What are the alternative names for Albenza and albendazole?
Albenza is a brand name of albendazole, which is also sold as Zentel. Here, albendazole can be bought online as generic Albenza, and also as albendazole tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
Is Albenza the same as albendazole?
Yes. Albenza is a brand name for albendazole, and the tablets sold here contain 400mg of the same active ingredient. The site lists the medicine under both names, so you can order by whichever one you know it by.
How long does albendazole take to work?
Gut worms usually clear after one 400mg tablet, with the worms gone within a few days. Cyst infections are slower: hydatid disease is treated in cycles of roughly four weeks with breaks in between, and brain cysts for a few weeks.
Should I take albendazole with food?
Yes — take it with a meal rather than on an empty stomach. Fat in the food helps the tablet dissolve and be absorbed, and this matters most when treatment is for cysts in the liver, lungs or brain rather than for worms in the gut.
Can albendazole treat pinworm?
Pinworm is one of the intestinal worms albendazole 400mg treats, and a single tablet is the usual course. Pinworm eggs spread easily between people sharing a home, so treatment is often given to everyone in the household on the same day.
Does albendazole cause hair loss?
Thinning hair is a known effect of long courses of albendazole, not of a single tablet. It appears during treatment for cyst infections and reverses once the course ends, with hair returning to its usual thickness over the following months.
About Albenza
What Albenza tablets are for
Albenza is the brand name for albendazole, an anthelmintic (worm medicine), and each tablet holds 400mg. The best-known use is intestinal worms: roundworm, hookworm, whipworm and pinworm, which live in the gut and cause stomach upset, broken sleep and sometimes anaemia. The same tablet treats two tapeworm infections that form cysts in body tissue: hydatid disease, with cysts in the liver or lungs, and neurocysticercosis, with cysts in the brain.
How albendazole works
Worms need a steady supply of sugar and a scaffold of tiny protein tubes, called microtubules, to hold their cells together and pull nutrients in. Albendazole blocks both. The worm's energy stores drain away, it stops moving and dies, and the body clears what is left. Because the medicine acts on structures the worm depends on, a short course usually settles worms in the gut.
How to take Albenza
Swallow the tablet with a meal. Fat in the food helps more of the dose reach the bloodstream, which matters most when the treatment is for cysts. Intestinal worms often clear after a single 400mg tablet; hydatid disease and neurocysticercosis are treated for weeks at a time, sometimes in repeated cycles with breaks in between. Extra tablets do not clear worms any faster. Store the blister strips in a cool, dry place away from direct sun.
Side effects and other medicines
Stomach pain, nausea, headache and dizziness are the ones people notice most, and they usually ease as the course goes on. Longer treatment can raise liver enzymes, thin the hair and lower white blood cell or platelet counts; hair grows back after the course ends. A yellow tinge to the skin or eyes, dark urine or unexplained bruising points to a liver or blood problem and needs urgent treatment. Dexamethasone and praziquantel both raise the level of albendazole in the blood. Albendazole is avoided in pregnancy because it can harm a developing baby.
Albenza or plain albendazole?
Both names lead to the same medicine: a 400mg albendazole tablet. Albenza is the brand name the drug is best known by; the same tablet is listed under the ingredient name on the Albendazole page. Same strength, same form, so order under whichever name you searched for.
Sources
- Albendazole: MedlinePlus Drug Information — MedlinePlus / U.S. National Library of Medicine
- CDC - Parasites — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention