Chemistry:Rafoxanide

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Rafoxanide
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N-[3-Chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-2-hydroxy-3,5-diiodobenzamide
Other names
Rafoxanid, raphoxanide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
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EC Number
  • 245-148-9
KEGG
MeSH D011888
UNII
Properties
C19H11Cl2I2NO3
Molar mass 626.01 g/mol
Appearance Slight yellowish-brown injectable solution and white oral solution
In oily solutes
Pharmacology
1=ATCvet code} QP52AG05 (WHO)
Hazards
Main hazards Has low safety index (6 times as normal dose)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Rafoxanide is a salicylanilide used as an anthelmintic.[1] It is most commonly used in ruminant animals to treat adult liver flukes of the species Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lanusse, Carlos E.; Alvarez, Luis I.; Virkel, Guillermo L. (2018). "Chapter 40. Anticestodal and antitrematodal drugs. Rafoxanide". in Riviere, Jim E.; Papich, Mark G.. Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (10th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 1091. ISBN 9781118855829.