The name of your medicine is Vermox 100 mg/5 ml oral suspension (referred to
as Vermox suspension in this leaflet). It contains a medicine called
mebendazole. It is one of a group of medicines called ‘anthelmintics’.
Vermox suspension is used to treat worm infections of the gut such as:
• threadworms (pinworms)
• other common worm infections (such as whipworm, roundworm,
hookworm)
This medicine is for use in adults and children aged over 2 years.
You or your child has been advised to take Vermox suspension because you
have a worm infection. Worms can infect anyone. It does not necessarily
mean that your hygiene is poor.