Structured Summary
Abstract
An antihelmintic that is active against most tapeworms. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p48)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C13H8Cl2N2O4
- Molecular Weight
- 327.12 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 50-65-7
- IUPAC Name
- 5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide
- InChIKey
- RJMUSRYZPJIFPJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=C(C=C1[N+](=O)[O-])Cl)NC(=O)C2=C(C=CC(=C2)Cl)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D009534
- Source
- PubChem CID 4477
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Synonyms
11 entry terms
- Bayer 2353
- Bayer 73
- Bayluscide
- Clonitralide
- Fenasal
- Niclocide
- Niclosamide, 2-Aminoethanol (1:1)
- Phenasal
- Radewerm
- Trédémine
- Yomesan
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
78; was YOMESAN 1963-77 (Prov 1963-72); YOMESAN was see NICLOSAMIDE 1978-96; CLONITRALIDE was (NM) 1975-96
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Niclosamide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009534. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009534
- Niclosamide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niclosamide
- Niclosamide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418523
- Niclosamide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 4477. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4477