Mebex 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 then get removed from your child’s body through the stool.

Mebex 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 Mebex Oral Suspension in children

Treatment of Parasitic Worm infections

Benefits of Mebex Oral Suspension for your child

In Treatment of Parasitic Worm infections

Worms negatively affect the mental and physical development of children. Children infected with worms are often underweight and have a reduced height as compared to other same-aged children. Mebex Oral Suspension helps treat a variety of worm infections like pinworm, hookworm, tapeworm, and roundworm. It also prevents the infection from spreading by removing inactive forms of worms through stools. Deworming amends anemia and improves nutrition. It also increases growth, promotes weight gain, and improves mental and physical development.

Side effects of Mebex Oral Suspension in children

Mebex 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 Mebex

Vomiting
Nausea
Dizziness
Headache
Abdominal pain
Loss of appetite
Hair loss
Bleeding
Fever
Sore throat

How can I give Mebex 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. Mebex Oral Suspension may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Mebex Oral Suspension works

Worms enter 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. Mebex Oral Suspension works by keeping the worms from absorbing sugar (glucose), thereby depleting their energy level. This causes the worms to die, following which the medicine fosters the removal of these dead worms through stools. This helps treat your child’s infection.

Safety advice

Kidney

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Mebex Oral Suspension is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Mebex Oral Suspension is recommended.

Liver

CAUTION

Mebex Oral Suspension should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Mebex Oral Suspension may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Monitoring of liver function tests (LFT) and complete blood count (CBC) is recommended while your child is taking Mebex Oral Suspension.

What if I forget to give Mebex 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 is 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. The doctor may recommend treatment for all family members on the same day, whether or not they have any symptoms of infection.
All family members must be cautious and take extra care with hygiene measures for at least 6 weeks after the 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 an allergic reaction after taking the medicine. The symptoms may include rash, itching, or any other sign of infection such as fever, blood in urine and vomit, bleeding from gums, or black, red, or tarry stools.
Mebex Oral Suspension is known to elevate the levels of liver enzymes. Call your child’s doctor right away 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

Synthetic benzimidazole derivate, Benzophenones

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

ANTI INFECTIVES

Action Class

Antiprotozoal agents

Patient concerns

My son is 1 year 11 months old. Doctor prescribed Mebex suspension for worms. Is it ok to give him Mebex before 2 years?

Dr. Gopal Samdani

Paediatrics

Mebendazole should not be used for children under the age of 2 years.

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.

Sometimes I find small white worms mostly 1 or 2 outside my vagina. They might come out from inside the vagina or may be intestinal worms. Always come from inside. I find the worm crawling at vaginal opening They either come out through vagina or anus. I feel the worms at both places but mostly anus.

Dr. Suman Rao

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

This is not normal. You could have a worm infestation. Consult a physician.

User feedback

Patients taking Mebex Oral Suspension

Twice A Day

79%

Once A Day

12%

Once A Week

Thrice A Day

Once A Month

Twice A Month

What are you using Mebex Oral Suspension for?

Parasitic wor*

100%

*Parasitic worm infections

How much was the improvement?

Excellent

83%

Average

17%

What were the side-effects while using Mebex Oral Suspension?

No Side Effec*

100%

*No Side Effect

FAQs

How can I know that my child is having a worm infection?

In worm infestations, your child may complain of an itchy bottom (rectal area), difficulty sitting, fatigue, and restless sleep due to anal itching, or persistent stomach pain with loss of appetite or frequent indigestion. Another sign of worm infection is pica in which you may notice your child eating inedible substances such as mud. Speak to your child’s doctor as soon as you notice any of these in your child. The doctor may ask for your child’s stool and blood samples on 3 different days for examination. Depending upon the reports, the doctor will decide upon the treatment and prescribe your child with medicine.

How can my child become infected with intestinal worms?

Children typically develop the highest intensity of infection. The infection can be transmitted from the eggs of worms present in human feces which contaminate soil in areas with poor sanitation. These worms and their eggs can get transmitted by drinking contaminated water or by eating contaminated vegetables and fruits without washing or peeling. Your child may also get infected by playing in the soil that is contaminated with the eggs of the worms. So, when your child returns home after playing, ask them to clean up using soap and water.

What does deworming mean?

Deworming is the process of killing and expelling worms from the body. Mebex Oral Suspension is widely used for the deworming treatment of children less than 2 years of age.

Can other medicines be given at the same time as Mebex Oral Suspension?

You can give your child medicines meant to relieve pain and fever unless your doctor has told you not to. However, there do exist some medicines that should not be given with Mebex Oral Suspension. So, to negate the risk of any side effects, talk to your child’s doctor before giving any other medicines to your child.

What is the best time to give Mebex Oral Suspension to my child?

Mebex Oral Suspension can be given at any time of the day. Just remember to give it in the dose and way as prescribed by your child’s doctor.

Who should not take Mebex Oral Suspension?

Mebex Oral Suspension should not be given to children with known allergies to any other ingredients of this medicine, or any other similar medicines like albendazole or thiabendazole, in the past. Signs of an allergic reaction may include an itchy skin rash, shortness of breath, and swelling of the face or tongue. Let the doctor know about all of your child’s medical conditions before giving the medicine. The doctor should also be aware of any other medicines that your child might be taking, as they may affect or be affected by this medicine.

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