I am a healthy person but afraid that maybe I am suffering from ascariasis, symptoms like abdominal pain are only temporary. My question is, can I take a short course of albendazole without prescription just to make sure I am not suffering from ascariasis (even a small bit)? Any side effects of albendazole on healthy person?

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