Thiabendazole - thye-a-BEN-da-zole belongs to the family of medication called anthelmintics - - ant-hel-MIN-tiks . Anthelmintics are medication using in the treat of worm infections.
Thiabendazole topical preparations are using to treat a skin disease called cutaneous larva migrans - creeping eruption. Cutaneous larva migrans is causing by dog and cat hookworm larvae. These larvae cause slowly moving burrows or tunnels in the skin. This may result in itching, redness, or inflammation around the end of the burrows or tunnels.
Thiabendazole is available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form: