Niclosamide (International)

Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Niclosamide (niclosamide systemic) is a member of the drug class anthelmintics and is used to treat Fish Tapeworm Infection.

US matches:

• Niclosamide

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

P02DA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000050-65-7

Chemical Formula

C13-H8-Cl2-N2-O4

Molecular Weight

327

Therapeutic Category

Anthelmintic agent

Chemical Names

2',5-dichloro-4'-nitrosalicylanilide (WHO)

5-Chloro-N-(2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide (Ph. Eur.)

Foreign Names

• Niclosamidum (Latin)
• Niclosamid (German)
• Niclosamide (French)
• Niclosamida (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Niclosamide (OS: BAN, USAN, DCIT, DCF)
• RP 10768 (IS)
• Niclosamid, wasserfreies (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Niclosamide (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Int. 7)
• Niclosamide anhydre (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Niclosamide, Anhydrous (PH: BP 2016)
• Niclosamide, anhydrous (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Niclosamidum (PH: Ph. Int. 7)
• Niclosamidum anhydricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)

Brand Names

• Ascatene [+ Pyrantel] [veterinary use]
  Auvex, France
• Atenas [+ Levamisole] [veterinary use]
  Fatro, Italy
• Atenase
  UCI-Farma, Brazil
• CB-99
  Charoen Bhaesaj Lab, Thailand
• Ex-A-Lint [veterinary use]
  Intervet SA MSD, South Africa
• Felex [+ Pyrantel] [veterinary use]
  Pfizer Italia, Italy
• Fido's Closasole [+ Levamisole] for Dogs & Cats [veterinary use]
  Mavlab, Australia
• Gelminthe [+ Levamisole] [veterinary use]
  Omega Pharma France vet., France
• Lintex-L [veterinary use]
  Bayer AH, South Africa
• Manoverm
  March Pharma, Thailand
• Mesan
  Shaigan, Pakistan
• Niclosan
  GlaxoSmithKline, India; Misr, Egypt
• No Worm CLN voor honden [+ Levamisole] [veterinary use]
  Bridgefarma, Netherlands
• No Worm FLN [+ Levamisole] [veterinary use]
  Bridgefarma, Netherlands
• No Worm Pasta [+ Oxibendazole] [veterinary use]
  Bridgefarma, Netherlands
• Pet Star Wormmiddel voor honden [+ Piperazine] [veterinary use]
  Aafarma, Netherlands
• Pet Star Wormmiddel voor katten [+ Piperazine] [veterinary use]
  Aafarma, Netherlands
• Polyverpat [+ Pyrantel] [veterinary use]
  Omega Pharma France vet., France
• Stromiten [+ Levamisole] [veterinary use]
  Vetoquinol, France
• Taeniasan
  Mephico, Lebanon
• Teniadex
  Pharmadex, Lebanon
• Teniverm 0.5 [+ Levamisole] [veterinary use]
  Laboratoires Biové, France
• Teniverm 3.0 [+ Levamisole] [veterinary use]
  Laboratoires Biové, France
• Totaal Wormmiddel (Kat) [+ Piperazine] [veterinary use]
  Beaphar, Netherlands
• Totaal Wormmiddel (kleine Hond) [+ Piperazine] [veterinary use]
  Beaphar, Netherlands
• Tredemine
  IFET, Greece
• Trédémine
  Sanofi-Aventis, France
• Vermifuge Clément Chats [+ Levamisole] [veterinary use]
  Omega Pharma France vet., France
• Verminil CLN [+ Levamisole] [veterinary use]
  Emax Nederland, Netherlands
• Verminil FLN [+ Levamisole] [veterinary use]
  Emax Nederland, Netherlands
• Vetminth 24g + 3g/100ml dla psow i kotow [+ Oxibendazole] For dogs and cats [veterinary use]
  Virbac, Poland
• Vitaminthe [+ Oxibendazole] [veterinary use]
  Virbac, Estonia; Virbac, France; Virbac, Netherlands
• Yomesan
  Alexandria Co., Egypt; Bayer, Belgium; Bayer, Italy; Bayer, Lebanon; Bayer, Netherlands; Bayer, Sweden; Bayer, Turkey; Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Kuwait; Bayer Schering, South Africa; Bayer Vital, Germany
• Yomesan 500mg
  Bayer, Luxembourg

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.

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