Niclosamide
- Generic Name
- Niclosamide
- Brand Names
- -
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C13H8Cl2N2O4
- CAS Number
- 50-65-7
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 8KK8CQ2K8G
- 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 eve...
- 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
- Associated Therapies
- -
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