PinwormMedicine

Active ingredient (in each mL)

Pyrantel Pamoate  144mg/mL (the equivalent of 50mg pyrantel base)

Purpose

Anthelimintic

Uses for the treatment of pinworns

Warnings  Do not exceed recommended dosage

Ask a doctor before use if

• •you're pregnant
• •have liver disease
  

When using this product abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, or dizziness sometimes occur after taking this drug.  If any of these symptoms persist, consult a doctor.

Keep out of reach of children.  In case of overdose get medical help or contact a poison control center right away.

Directions

• • shake well before use
• • read bottle label and package insert carefully before taking this medication
  
• •treat the entire household unless otherwise advised
• •do not repeat treatment unless directed by a doctor
• •this product can be taken any time of day, with or without meals.  It may be taken alone or with milk or fruit juice.  Use of a laxative is not necessary prior to, during or after medication
• •it signs of pinworms persist after treatment, consult a doctor

Weight	Dosage (taken as a single dose)
Less than 25 lb. or under 2 yrs.old	Do not use unless directed by a doctor
25-37 lb.	1/2 teaspoonful
38-62 lb.	1 teaspoonful
63-87 lb.	1 1/2 teaspoonfuls
88-112 lb.	2 teaspoonfuls
113-137 lb.	2 1/2 teaspoonfuls
138-162 lb.	3 teaspoonfuls
163-187 lb.	3 1/2 teaspoonfuls
188 lb. and over	4 teaspoonfuls

Inactive ingredients

banana flavor, citric acid, gylcerin, lecithin, magnesium aluminum silicate, methylcellulose, povidone, simethicone, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sodium saccharin, sorbitol, and water

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