melarsomine
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Melarsomine (melaminylthioarsenate) is an arsenic-based anthelmintic. In the U.S., it is marketed under the trade names Immiticide (Merial) and Diroban (Zoetis), and is approved by the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine for the treatment of adult heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in dogs. It is not approved for treatment in cats, or dogs in late-stage infection.
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- chemical compound
- Mass
- 428.055
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- chemical formula
- C₁₃H₂₁AsN₈S₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1NC2=NC(=NC(=N2)N)N)[As](SCCN)SCCN
- Commons category
- Melarsomine
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{{Drugbox | verifiedrevid = 444367111 | IUPAC_name = Bis(2-aminoethyl) {4-[(4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]phenyl}arsonodithioite | image = melaminylthioarsenate.png | image_class = skin-invert-image | alt = Skeletal formula of melarsomine | width = 240 | image2 = Melarsomine 3D spacefill.png | image_class2 = bg-transparent | alt2 = Space-filling model of the melarsomine molecule
| tradename = Immiticide, Diroban | Drugs.com = | pregnancy_AU = | pregnancy_US = | pregnancy_category = | legal_AU = | legal_CA = | legal_UK = | legal_US = | legal_status = | routes_of_administration =
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