Floriva and Pinworm

• Generic Name: multivitamin with fluoride
• Dosage Forms: liquid
• Other Brand Names: Floriva, MVC-Fluoride, Poly Vitamin with Fluoride, Poly-Vi-Flor, Quflora, Tri-Vi-Flor, Tri-Vitamin with Fluoride, Vi-Daylin/F, Vi-Daylin/F ADC, Uni Multi with Fluoride, Multi Vita Bets and Fluoride, Tri Vita-Bets with Fluoride, Adeflor M, Fluorabon Basic, Soluvite F, PhluoriVit, TriPhluoriVit, Floriva Plus, Tri-Vite with Fluoride

Multivitamins provide essential vitamins and minerals that are not taken in to the body through diet.

Fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, which helps prevent dental cavities. In most major U.S. communities, fluoride is put into the water supply.

Floriva are used as a supplement to the diet of infants and children who do not receive adequate fluoride through drinking water. Floriva are also used to prevent tooth decay in people treated with radiation, which may cause dryness of the mouth and increased risk of tooth decay.

Floriva may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: pyrantel
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Antiminth, Ascarel, Pin-X, Pinworm Caplets, Pinworm Medicine, Pin-Away

Pyrantel belongs to the family of medicines called anthelmintics. Anthelmintics are used in the treatment of worm infections.

Pyrantel is used to treat pinworms (enterobiasis; oxyuriasis).

This medicine may also be used for other worm infections as determined by your doctor.

Pyrantel works by paralyzing the worms. They are then passed in the stool.