The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here is ramping up its fight against schistosomiasis in the Eastern Visayas ...

The active ingredients in Drontal are pyrantel and praziquantel, both of which tackle the intestinal parasites together. Pyrantel works by paralyzing hookworms and roundworms and preventing them ...

Patients will get free medicine, including praziquantel and mebendazole, said Florence Wakesho, a parasitologist from the division of vector-borne and neglected tropical diseases. She says the ...