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Preferred IUPAC name N--2-hydroxy-3,5-diiodobenzamide | |
Other names Rafoxanid, raphoxanide | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.041.029 |
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MeSH | D011888 |
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Chemical formula | C19H11Cl2I2NO3 |
Molar mass | 626.01 g/mol |
Appearance | Slight yellowish-brown injectable solution and white oral solution |
Solubility in water | In oily solutes |
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ATCvet code | QP52AG05 (WHO) |
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Main hazards | Has low safety index (6 times as normal dose) |
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Rafoxanide is a salicylanilide used as an anthelmintic. It is most commonly used in ruminant animals to treat adult liver flukes of the species Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica.
References
- ^ Lanusse, Carlos E.; Alvarez, Luis I.; Virkel, Guillermo L. (2018). "Chapter 40. Anticestodal and antitrematodal drugs. Rafoxanide". In Riviere, Jim E.; Papich, Mark G. (eds.). Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (10th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 1091. ISBN 9781118855829.
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