Re: Parasite Article...great read !!!

Hello.

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I agree that is is a dangerous assumption to presume that something good for animals is good for humans too, but in this case, pyrantel pamoate is being used for humans ( a product called combantrin ) for pinworms.
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Actually, I'm not referring to the substance but to the formulation. The danger I mention lies in the faulty logic:

IF A is safe for MOST B, THEN it should be fine for C.

Notice the word "MOST", the construct "it should be fine" with a strong outline on the word "should", and the logical proposition that MOST B should be quite similar to C. This logic would imply great approximation between "MOST B" and C. Dangerous logic, specially in terms of health; my thought.









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Given then that it is probably safe for humans to take (though I would n't really want to head to the local feed supplier to get my dosage as suggested in the article that started all of this!) I would like to know how effective the product is against all the parasites discussed on this forum....has anyone else had experience of using pyrantel pamoate? I 'd love to hear more...
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There's data on Pyrantel Pamoate spread all over the place. Here's a really quick search:

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How Well It Works

Pyrantel pamoate gets rid of pinworm infections more than 90% of the time.1 However, reinfection with pinworms is very common.
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Bundy DAP, et al. (2000). Nematodes limited to the intestinal tract (Enterobius vermicularis, Trichuris trichiura, and Capillaria philippinensis). In GT Strickland, ed., Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Diseases, 8th ed., pp. 719–721. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.
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from
http://www.svcmc.org/13451.cfm





However, I agree as well that many tests should be made to see how it kills different species EFFECTIVELY, if they're not available already; nevertheless, I'm not willing to become a test subject myself. I have little information on the substance.