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Pharmacology Anti-Parasitic Drugs 71c5fb5d

Drug of choice for diphyllobothrium latum is

A
Mebendazole
B
Albendazole
C
Praziquantel
D
Pyrantel pamoate
High-Yield Explanation
Praziquantel is the drug of choice for Diphyllobothrium latum. It is rapidly taken up by susceptible worms and act by causing leakage of intracellular calcium from the membranes producing contracture and paralysis of the worms.

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