[Articles] Efficacy and tolerability of moxidectin alone and in co-administration with albendazole and tribendimidine versus albendazole plus oxantel pamoate against Trichuris trichiura infections: a randomised, non-inferiority, single-blind trial

20:54 EDT 29 May 2018 | The Lancet

Moxidectin plus albendazole showed non-inferiority to albendazole plus oxantel pamoate in terms of ERR; however, albendazole plus oxantel pamoate showed a considerably higher cure rate. Dose-optimisation studies with moxidectin and moxidectin plus albendazole should be considered since the efficacy of the dose used for the treatment of onchocerciasis (8 mg) in this study might not be optimal for the treatment of T trichiura infections.

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