Etofamide

Etofamide
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code P01AC03 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status
  • ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
CAS Number 25287-60-9 YesY
PubChem (CID) 65718
ChemSpider 59142
UNII 03F36JH21U YesY
KEGG D07355 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL1788393
ECHA InfoCard 100.042.522
Chemical and physical data
Formula C19H20Cl2N2O5
Molar mass 427.27 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
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Etofamide (INN, also known as eticlordifene) is an antiprotozoal drug used in the treatment of amoebiasis.

Its effect against Giardia lamblia has been described as modest.[1]

References

  1. Cedillo-Rivera R, Muñoz O (September 1992). "In-vitro susceptibility of Giardia lamblia to albendazole, mebendazole and other chemotherapeutic agents". J. Med. Microbiol. 37 (3): 221–4. doi:10.1099/00222615-37-3-221. PMID 1518040.
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