驅蟲藥

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驅蟲藥或抗虫药（英語：Anthelmintic）指的是对抗内寄生虫的药品，一般是通过麻痹或杀死虫体达到驱虫的目标。驱虫药可以用来治疗各种蠕虫病。

不少发展中国家都有大规模驱虫（英语：mass deworming）的行动，通过给学龄儿童提供一次驱虫药实现。^[1][2]土缘性寄生虫的首选药物是甲苯咪唑和阿苯达唑；^[3]对于血吸虫病和绦虫（英语：tapeworm）则是吡喹酮。^[4]

参考资料

1. WHO. Preventive chemotherapy in human helminthiasis: coordinated use of anthelminthic drugs in control interventions: a manual for health professionals and programme managers (PDF). WHO Press, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. 2006: 1–61 [2021-04-01]. ISBN 9241547103. （原始内容 (PDF)于2013-02-28）. 
2. Albonico, Marco; Allen, Henrietta; Chitsulo, Lester; Engels, Dirk; Gabrielli, Albis-Francesco; Savioli, Lorenzo; Brooker, Simon. Controlling Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Pre-School-Age Children through Preventive Chemotherapy. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2008, 2 (3): e126. PMC 2274864  . PMID 18365031. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000126. 
3. Taylor-Robinson, David C.; Maayan, Nicola; Donegan, Sarah; Chaplin, Marty; Garner, Paul. Public health deworming programmes for soil-transmitted helminths in children living in endemic areas. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 11 September 2019, 9: CD000371. ISSN 1469-493X. PMC 6737502  . PMID 31508807. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000371.pub7. 
4. Helminth control in school-age children (PDF). World Health Organization. 2011 [28 July 2015].