Re: Praziquantel should be taken with food, (carbs best ?)

From my book Tropical Infectious Diseases, Guerrant, Walker, Weller

"Praziquental is currently the treatment of choice for all forms of schistosomiasis...." page 1346

Opishthorchiasi and clonorchiasis :

"Praziquental has been the drug of choice for opisthorchiasis and clonorchiasis since the 1970s because of ease of administration, lack of side effects, and demonstrated effectivness....." Page 1354

"Albendazole has produced cure rates of 93% to 100% at dosage of 10 mg/kg daily for 7 days. Although some studies have suggested that it may be as effective as praziquental, it has fewer side effects...." Page 1354


I have other places been reading Albendazole has more side effects, for example I never heard of anyone loosing their hair due to prazi

Lung Flukes
"Praziquantel is the drug of choice because of minimal side effects and the short course of administration....."