Treatments for Pinworm

Treatment List for Pinworm

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Pinworm includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• No treatment - some doctors recommend no specific treatments other than waiting.
• Soothing ointment - for itching
• Anthelmintic drugs
• Mebendazole
• Pyrantel pamoate (Povan)
• Treat all household members
• Launder linen, bedding, and sleepwear in hot water on same day as treatments

Alternative Treatments for Pinworm

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed as possibly helpful for Pinworm may include:

• Vidanga, shardunika and trikatu Ayurvedic herbal remedy
• Triphala supplement
• Cina homeopathic remedy
• Spigella homeopathic remedy
• Comfort your child
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Pinworm: Is the Diagnosis Correct?

The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Pinworm may include:

• Tinea
• candidiasis
• hemorrhoids
• more diagnoses...»

Pinworm: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Pinworm:

• Digestive Health
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Pinworm: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
  • Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine
  • Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Brain Surgeon)
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Drugs and Medications used to treat Pinworm:

Note:You must always seek professional medical advice about any prescription drug, OTC drug, medication, treatment or change in treatment plans.

Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Pinworm include:

• Mebendazole
• Vermox
• Revapol
• Vermicol
• Vermidil
• Vermin
• Pyrantel Pamoate
• Combantrin

Unlabeled Drugs and Medications to treat Pinworm:

Unlabelled alternative drug treatments for Pinworm include:

• Albendazole
• Albenza
• Bendapar
• Digezanol
• Endoplus
• Eskazole
• Gascop
• Lurdex
• Zentel
• Ivermectin
• Stromectol

Hospital statistics for Pinworm:

These medical statistics relate to hospitals, hospitalization and Pinworm:

• 0.0014% (184) of hospital consultant episodes were for enterobiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 89% of hospital consultant episodes for enterobiasis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 42% of hospital consultant episodes for enterobiasis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 58% of hospital consultant episodes for enterobiasis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Hospitals & Medical Clinics: Pinworm

Research quality ratings and patient incidents/safety measures for hospitals and medical facilities in specialties related to Pinworm:

• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Child Health (Pediatrics) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Treatment Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Pinworm, on hospital and medical facility performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Discussion of treatments for Pinworm:

Pinworm Infection: DPD (Excerpt)

With either prescription or over-the-counter drugs. You should consult your health care provider before treating a suspected case of pinworm. Treatment involves a two-dose course. The second dose should be given 2 weeks after the first. (Source: excerpt from Pinworm Infection: DPD)

Parasitic Roundworm Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

Some doctors believe that no treatment is necessary for pinworm infections that have no symptoms. This is because children usually outgrow the infection. Because of the strong probability that small children will get infected again outside the home, strenuous efforts to eliminate the eggs from the household are of little help.

If the doctor does prescribe medicine, all members of the household should take it, regardless of whether they have symptoms. Drugs such as mebendazole and pyrantel pamoate (Povan) are the most useful in treating pinworm infections.

To relieve intense itching that often accompanies pinworm infection, a doctor may prescribe a soothing ointment or cream. (Source: excerpt from Parasitic Roundworm Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

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