The highest clearance rates are obtained by combining mebendazole or albendazole with ivermectin.[17] Ivermectin’s safety in children under 15 kg and pregnant women has not yet been established.
People with diarrhea may be treated with loperamide to increase the amount of drug contact with the parasites.
Mebendazole is 90% effective in the first dose, and albendazole may also be offered as an anti-parasitic agent. Adding iron to the bloodstream helps solve the iron deficiency and rectal prolapse. Difetarsone is also an effective treatment.