Drugs that have been on the market for decades are being investigated for new uses. One is a medication used around the world to treat pinworm... A Pinworm Medication Is Being Tested As A Potential ...

When Cheryl Kennedy of Chicago went to fill a pinworm prescription for her 4-year-old daughter, she was astounded to learn that four tablets of the drug Albenza cost almost $700—even with insurance.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pyrvinium pamoate showed promise in reducing the size of Merkel cell carcinoma tumors. Researchers “excited” ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center find a possible new treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma. This aggressive skin cancer may respond to pyrvinium pamoate. The Food and Drug ...

When parents first notice their kids have a pinworm infection, they usually flip. "It freaks parents out," says Dr. Kristin Bencik-Boudreau, a pediatrician at Bayshore Pediatrics, a primary care ...

Cancer researchers are testing whether a generic drug that has been used for more than 40 years to treat parasitic infections may also help fight cancer. The tests of mebendazole are part of a growing ...

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