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Niclosamide

Generic Name
Niclosamide
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C13H8Cl2N2O4
CAS Number
50-65-7
Unique Ingredient Identifier
8KK8CQ2K8G

Overview

Niclosamide is an antihelminthic used for the treatment of tapeworm infections. Helminths (worms) are multicellular organisms that infect very large numbers of humans and cause a broad range of diseases. Over 1 billion people are infected with intestinal nematodes, and many millions are infected with filarial nematodes, flukes, and tapeworms. They are an even greater problem in domestic animals. Niclosamide, once marketed in the US under the brand name Niclocide, was voluntarily withdrawn from market by Bayer in 1996.

Background

Niclosamide is an antihelminthic used for the treatment of tapeworm infections. Helminths (worms) are multicellular organisms that infect very large numbers of humans and cause a broad range of diseases. Over 1 billion people are infected with intestinal nematodes, and many millions are infected with filarial nematodes, flukes, and tapeworms. They are an even greater problem in domestic animals. Niclosamide, once marketed in the US under the brand name Niclocide, was voluntarily withdrawn from market by Bayer in 1996.

Indication

For the treatment of tapeworm and intestinal fluke infections: Taenia saginata (Beef Tapeworm), Taenia solium (Pork Tapeworm), Diphyllobothrium latum (Fish Tapeworm), Fasciolopsis buski (large intestinal fluke). Niclosamide is also used as a molluscicide in the control of schistosomiasis.

Associated Conditions

  • Helminthic infection
  • Tapeworm infestation

Clinical Trials

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Sponsor
2022/02/07
Phase 2
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Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD.
2022/01/12
Phase 1
Recruiting
2021/12/23
Phase 1
Completed
2021/10/21
Phase 4
Completed
2021/06/21
Phase 2
Terminated
UNION therapeutics
2021/05/03
Phase 2
Completed
2021/04/26
Phase 2
Terminated
2021/02/15
Phase 2
UNKNOWN
2021/02/11
Phase 2
Terminated
2021/01/12
Phase 1
Completed

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