Suramin
- Generic Name
- Suramin
- Brand Names
- -
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C51H40N6O23S6
- CAS Number
- 145-63-1
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 6032D45BEM
- Background
A polyanionic compound with an unknown mechanism of action. It is used parenterally in the treatment of African trypanosomiasis and it has been used clinically with diethylcarbamazine to kill the adult Onchocerca. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1643) It has also been shown to have potent antineoplastic properties. Suramin is manufactured by Bayer in Germany as Germanin®.
- Indication
For treatment of human sleeping sickness, onchocerciasis and other diseases caused by trypanosomes and worms.
- Associated Conditions
- -
- Associated Therapies
- -
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