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epsiprantel
Sign in to saveEpsiprantel (trade name Cestex) is a veterinary drug which is used as an anthelmintic against tapeworms such as Echinococcus granulosus.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C20H26N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 326.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(cyclohexanecarbonyl)-1,3,6,7,8,12b-hexahydropyrazino[2,1-a][2]benzazepin-4-one
- SMILES
- C1CCC(CC1)C(=O)N2CC3C4=CC=CC=C4CCCN3C(=O)C2
- InChIKey
- LGUDKOQUWIHXOV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3
- Polar surface area
- 40.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 2
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 326.199
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- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₂₆N₂O₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1CCC(CC1)C(=O)N2CC3C4=CC=CC=C4CCCN3C(=O)C2
- Commons category
- Epsiprantel
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Indications
- References
Epsiprantel (trade name Cestex) is a veterinary drug which is used as an anthelmintic against tapeworms such as Echinococcus granulosus.
==Indications== It is indicated for the removal of cestodes (tapeworms) in cats (Dipylidium caninum and Taenia taeniaeformis) and dogs (Dipylidium caninum and Taenia pisiformis) 7 weeks of age and older.
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