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Triclabendazole

Drug class: Anthelmintic

The FDA’s “Established Pharmacologic Class”: the group of medicines that work in a similar way.

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Quick answers

What is Triclabendazole used for?
The FDA-approved label (Egaten, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, June 4, 2026) says: “EGATEN ® is indicated for the treatment of fascioliasis in patients 6 years of age and older. EGATEN ® tablet is an anthelmintic indicated for the treatment of fascioliasis in patients 6 years of age and older.” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Does Triclabendazole have a boxed warning?
No. None of the 1 FDA labels we found for this medicine has a boxed warning.
Is there a shortage of Triclabendazole?
No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
Has Triclabendazole been recalled?
No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
Who makes Triclabendazole?
1 company lists prescription products of Triclabendazole in the FDA NDC Directory, including Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

What Triclabendazole is used for

Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.

EGATEN ® is indicated for the treatment of fascioliasis in patients 6 years of age and older. EGATEN ® tablet is an anthelmintic indicated for the treatment of fascioliasis in patients 6 years of age and older.

— FDA label: Egaten, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, effective June 4, 2026. Read the full label on DailyMed →

This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.

Boxed warning

A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.

The label quoted above has no boxed warning.

Forms and how it is given

Dosage formsTablet
RouteOral
Prescription products1 in the FDA NDC Directory
Brand namesEgaten

Companies that list this medicine

Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.

FDA approval history

  • NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
Brand and biologic applications
ApplicationSponsorApprovedLater changes approved
NDA208711
EGATEN
NovartisFebruary 13, 2019 1, latest February 17, 2022
2022: Labeling

Shortage status

The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.

FDA Drug Shortages database →

Recalls

No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.

Official identifiers

RxCUI (RxNorm)2118606, 2118612
SPL set ID of the quoted label5552884e-10ea-450c-9658-d3d4f33c946e
FDA labels (SPL)1
FDA applicationsNDA208711
Active ingredients (FDA)TRICLABENDAZOLE

Sources

  1. FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Egaten, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, effective June 4, 2026; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  2. NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  3. Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  4. Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  5. Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026

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