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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoxicillin Amoxicillin] <br>While two hookworm hosts have said that they did not lose their worms following treatment with '''amoxicillin'', two others have reported losing their colonies after taking this drug. Combination drugs that contain amoxicillin e.g., [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoxicillin/clavulanic_acid amoxicillin/clavulanic acid] (co-amoxiclav, Augmentin) may therefore also be a threat to human helminths. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoxicillin Amoxicillin] <br>While two hookworm hosts have said that they did not lose their worms following treatment with '''amoxicillin'', two others have reported losing their colonies after taking this drug. Combination drugs that contain amoxicillin e.g., [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoxicillin/clavulanic_acid amoxicillin/clavulanic acid] (co-amoxiclav, Augmentin) may therefore also be a threat to human helminths. | ||