A new tablet that combines albendazole and ivermectin has shown to be both safe and more effective than albendazole alone in treating soil-transmitted helminths, according to the ALIVE clinical trial.

A new tablet combining albendazole and ivermectin is safe and more effective than albendazole alone in treating Trichuris trichiura and other soil-transmitted helminths (STH), according to a clinical ...

Determined 45 days after treatment. ALB = Albendazole; DEC = Diethylcarbamazide; IVM = Ivermectin; LF = Lymphatic filariasis; MDA = Mass drug administration; PZQ = Praziquantel.