1 May 2026Oral drugs

Triclabendazole Oral: Dosing and Precautions

Triclabendazole guidance for fascioliasis and paragonimiasis, with benzimidazole-allergy precautions.

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Guide category

Oral drugs

Safety boundary

Prescription medicine information for clinician-guided use.

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Therapeutic action

Anthelminthic.

Indications

Fascioliasis, including Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica infections.
Paragonimiasis.

Forms and strengths

250 mg tablet.

Dose and duration

Fascioliasis

Child and adult: 10 mg/kg single dose.

Paragonimiasis

Child and adult: 10 mg/kg 2 times daily.

Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions

Do not administer to patients with hypersensitivity to triclabendazole or other benzimidazoles.
May cause abdominal pain, mild fever, headache, and dizziness.
Pregnancy: no contra-indication.
Breast-feeding: no contra-indication.
Take tablets after meals.

Source

MSF Essential drugs practical guidelines (January 2026)

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