Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2013-01-01

Adverse reactions following mass drug administration with diethylcarbamazine in lymphatic filariasis endemic areas in the Northeast of Brazil.

AnaWl_dia Lima, Zulma Medeiros, ZaildeCarvalhoDos Santos, GertrudesMonteiroda Costa, Cynthia Braga

Index: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 45(6) , 745-50, (2012)

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Abstract

The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched with the goal of eliminating this disease via the annual mass drug administration (MDA) of a single dose of antifilarial drugs. Adverse drug reactions following MDA are a major factor of poor treatment adherence in several countries. This study assessed the occurrence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) following the first round of mass treatment in two communities treated with different dosages of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) in the City of Recife, Brazil.