You can take Hetrazan for as long as you need to take it and for as long as your doctor says you need to take it.
Some people need to take Hetrazan for 14 days and some people need to take it a bit longer.
Another name for Hetrazan is diethylcarbamazine.
Hetrazan is a brand name for diethylcarbamazine.
Diethylcarbamazine is a medication that is used in the treatment of filariasis including lymphatic filariasis, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, and loiasis.
It can also be used for the prevention of loiasis in those at high risk.
While it has been used for onchocerciasis, ivermectin is preferred and is taken by mouth.
Hetrazan 100 is used in the treatment of roundworm infections such as filariasis and other infections which can affect various body parts.
It works by interfering with different metabolic processes of the disease-causing parasite.
Hetrazan causes rapid resolution of symptoms in tropical eosinophilia.
Biotransformation: Metabolism is rapid and extensive; a major metabolite, DEC-N-oxide, is active.
Excretion is faster in acidic urine.
Hetrazan 100 Tablet 30's may have common side effects like itching, swelling of the face, especially near the eyes, tightness in the chest or throat, wheezing, feeling sleepy, and nervousness.
Contact your doctor if these side effects bother you or do not resolve gradually.
Hetrazan is an anthelmintic drug which is being widely used for the treatment of patients suffering from parasitic infections like Filariasis, tropical eosinophilia and river blindness.
It is an anti-helminthic type of drug.
Eosinophils are a granulocyte subset comprising 1–3% of all circulating leukocytes in humans.
They are multifunctional effector leukocytes traditionally associated with parasitic infections and their role in the pathology of asthma and other allergic diseases.