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Mebendazole vs pin-x for a 3 year old to treat pinworms. i did pin-x last month, the worms are back. considring mebendazole, how much more toxic is it?
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Pinworms: I am not sure if mebendazole is still present in the US , at any rate you can repeat pyrantel (pin-x) once more, make sure you're giving the correct dose according to body weight , if no improvement see his/her doctor again
Answered 7/4/2016
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