Praziquantel

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Abdominal pain def postmarketing x x
Anorexia def postmarketing x x
Arrhythmia def postmarketing x
Asthenia def postmarketing x
Atrioventricular block def postmarketing x
Convulsion def postmarketing x
Diarrhoea def postmarketing x x
Eosinophilia def postmarketing x
Hypersensitivity def postmarketing x x
Obstruction def postmarketing x
Pain def postmarketing x x
Ventricular fibrillation def postmarketing x
Vertigo def postmarketing x x
Vomiting def postmarketing x x
Diarrhoea haemorrhagic postmarketing x x
Polyserositis postmarketing x x
Myalgia def postmarketing x x
Cardiac fibrillation postmarketing x
Bradycardia def postmarketing x
Somnolence def postmarketing x x
Dizziness def x x
Drowsiness def x
Body temperature increased def x
Gastrointestinal disorder def x
Headache def x x
Cardiac disorder def x
Immune system disorder def x
Nausea def x x
Nervous system disorder def x
Seizures def x
Urticaria def x x
Malaise def x x
Abdominal discomfort x
Discomfort def x
Infestation NOS x
Hepatic impairment x
Death x
Indication Labels
Infection def x x
Katayama fever def x x
Schistosomiasis bladder def x
Schistosomiasis due to schistosoma mansoni def x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia

ATC Code: P02BA01

Legend

Color scheme: standard – alternative

100%    
75%    
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frequent (1% to 100%)    
infrequent (0.1% to 1%)    
rare (<0.1%)    
postmarketing    
0%    
no frequency information    
not found on label    

Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. PRAZIQUANTEL / BILTRICIDE : 26 side effects (Health Canada)
  2. PRAZIQUANTEL / BILTRICIDE : 27 side effects (Drugs@FDA)