Anticestodal agent
An anticestodal agent is a drug used in deworming to combat tapeworm infection.[1] It derives its name from Cestoda.
Examples include:[2]
- albendazole
- albendazole sulfoxide
- dichlorophen
- niclosamide
- quinacrine
References
See also
- Taeniacide
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Antiparasitics – Anthelmintics (P02) and endectocides (QP54)
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Anticestodals (taeniacides) |
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Other/unknown |
- #WHO-EM
- ‡Withdrawn from market
- Clinical trials:
- †Phase III
- §Never to phase III
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