Praziquantel

pharmacological · immune-hematologic · Oral

Praziquantel. Antitrematodal / cestocidal — increases parasite Ca²⁺ permeability causing tegument paralysis + disintegration. First-line for schistosomiasis, tapeworm…

Antitrematodal / cestocidal — increases parasite Ca²⁺ permeability causing tegument paralysis + disintegration. First-line for schistosomiasis, tapeworm infections (taeniasis, cysticercosis), liver flukes. Dramatic reduction in schistosomiasis burden in endemic areas via mass drug administration.

Sources: PMID:31089768, PMID:729622, PMID:35024995