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V-Worm Oral Suspension

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SALT COMPOSITION
Storage
Store below 25°C

Your child’s medicine at a glance

V-Worm Oral Suspension is effective against a range of parasitic worm infections in children. It restrains the worms from absorbing the body's essential nutrients, causing them to lose their energy and leading to their eventual death. The dead worms are then removed from your child’s body through the stool.

V-Worm Oral Suspension is used to prevent or treat fungal infections and also to treat certain skin disorders causing swelling and redness on skin

Uses of V-Worm Oral Suspension in children

  • Treatment of Parasitic infections

Benefits of V-Worm Oral Suspension for your child

In Treatment of Parasitic infections

V-Worm Oral Suspension is an antibiotic medicine that helps treat many parasitic worm infections. It works by killing and stopping the further growth of parasites causing the infection. This medicine usually makes you feel better quite quickly. However, you should continue taking it as long as it is prescribed even when you feel better, to make sure that all parasites are killed and do not become resistant. This medicine is generally safe to use while pregnant or breastfeeding, but you should ask your doctor.

Side effects of V-Worm Oral Suspension in children

V-Worm Oral Suspension does not pose serious side effects and is well-tolerated by children. In case the side effects do occur, they’re likely to subside once the body adapts to the medicine. Consult your child’s doctor if these side effects persist or bother your child. The most common side effects include-

Common side effects of V-Worm

  • Sore throat
  • Vomiting
  • Dizziness
  • Increased liver enzymes
  • Nausea
  • Loss of appetite

How can I give V-Worm Oral Suspension to my child?

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a measuring cup and take it by mouth. Shake well before use. V-Worm Oral Suspension may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How V-Worm Oral Suspension works

Worms enter inside your child’s body when your child eats or drinks something that’s infected with a worm or its eggs. Once inside the body, these worms get attached to the inner walls of the intestines and can even enter other body organs. V-Worm Oral Suspension works by keeping the worms from absorbing sugar (glucose), thereby depleting their energy level. This causes the worms to die thereby treating your child’s infection.

Safety advice

Kidney
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
V-Worm Oral Suspension is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of V-Worm Oral Suspension may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.
No dose adjustments required in kidney disease.
Liver
CAUTION
V-Worm Oral Suspension should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of V-Worm Oral Suspension may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
V-Worm Oral Suspension may cause elevated levels of enzymes in the liver. Monitoring of liver function tests (LFT) and complete blood count (CBC) is recommended while your child is taking this medicine.

What if I forget to give V-Worm Oral Suspension to my child?

Do not panic. Unless your doctor has advised a specific regime for your child, you can give the missed dose as soon as you remember it. Skip the missed dose if it’s almost the time for the next dose. Do not give a double dose and follow the prescribed dosing schedule.

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Quick tips

  • Give this medicine to your child with a fat-containing food such as milk as it enables better absorption in the body.
  • Follow the prescribed dosage strictly. In case your child is prescribed to take this medicine for a few days, make sure to complete the dosage as stopping abrupting may lead to re-infection.
  • Worm infections are easily spread between family members. Your doctor may recommend treatment for all family members on the same day, whether or not they have any symptoms of infection.
  • Some self-care measures:
    1. Do not give raw or undercooked food to your child. Instead give a balanced diet, containing herbs, fruits, and spices of therapeutic value
    2. Encourage your child to wash their hands with soap and water every time they use the toilet as that will help prevent cross-infection
    3. Trim your child’s nails frequently to disable any source of worm infection
    4. Maintain a neat space and hygiene around your child.
  • Inform the doctor in case your child exhibits signs of allergic reaction like rash, itching, or any other sign of infection such as fever, blood in urine or vomit, bleeding from gums, or black, red, or tarry stools.
  • This medicine is known to elevate the levels of liver enzymes. Let the doctor know if your child exhibits any signs of a liver problem like dark urine, tiredness, upset stomach, light-colored stools, or yellow skin or eyes.

Fact Box

Chemical Class
2-Benzimidazolylcarbamic acid esters
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
ANTI INFECTIVES
Action Class
Antiprotozoal agents

Patient concerns

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Approx 2inches parasitic worm came in stool
Dr. Pushkar Mani
Physician
bandy plus once daily in night for 3 nights
I would like to know about a effective periodic worm medicine for my son who is 1.5 year and daughter who is 6
Dr. Gopal Samdani
Paediatrics
Albendazole is commonly used for worm infestation.
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