Description and Brand Names
Drug information provided by: IBM Micromedex
Descriptions
Piperazine belongs to the family of medicines called anthelmintics. Anthelmintics are used in the treatment of worm infections.
Piperazine is used to treat:
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common roundworms (ascariasis) and
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pinworms (enterobiasis; oxyuriasis).
Piperazine works by paralyzing the worms. They are then passed in the stool.
Piperazine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2019
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