Innovative tablet combination shows promise in fighting Trichuris trichiura and other helminths
- A new tablet combining Albendazole and Ivermectin has shown promising results in treating Trichuris Trichiura and other soil-transmitted helminths, affecting around 1.5 billion people globally.
- The clinical trial involved 1,001 children in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mozambique, showing higher cure rates for Trichuris Trichiura compared to Albendazole alone.
- Researchers believe the combination pill could help manage drug resistance and improve health outcomes in affected communities.
- The findings were published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, with further trials planned to evaluate its effectiveness in larger populations.
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Innovative treatment for parasites affecting 1.5 billion people shows safety and superior efficacy in phase II-III trial
Researchers from African and European organisations have published the results of a phase II/III clinical trial that demonstrated the safety and superior efficacy of a new treatment against soil-transmitted helminths (STH), a group of intestinal parasites that afflict 1.5 billion people —the most prevalent of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). WHO's 2021-2030 Roadmap for STH has set the goal of its elimination as a public health problem bef…
They affect at least one and a half billion people in the world and for the World Health Organization it is a priority that by 2030 they are no longer a public health problem. (BEND)
Innovative tablet combination shows promise in fighting Trichuris trichiura and other helminths
A new tablet combining albendazole and ivermectin is safe and more effective than albendazole alone in treating Trichuris trichiura and other soil-transmitted helminths (STH), according to a clinical trial conducted by the STOP consortium and led by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.
Clinical trial highlights promising new treatment for intestinal worms
A new tablet combining albendazole and ivermectin is safe and more effective than albendazole alone in treating Trichuris trichiura and other soil-transmitted helminths (STH), according to a clinical trial conducted by the STOP consortium and led by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal).
New combination drug offers treatment against intestinal worms:...
Last Updated on January 12, 2025 by New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A fixed-dose combination of albendazole and ivermectin may be a better tool against soil-transmitted helminths, that cause intestinal infections, according to results of phase II-III clinical trial. Four species of parasitic worms (Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and the hookworms Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator […] The post New combination drug offers treatment against in…
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