Etofamide

Etofamide
Systematic (IUPAC) name
2,2-dichloro-N-(2-ethoxyethyl)-N- [4-(4-nitrophenoxy)benzyl]acetamide
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
  • (Prescription only)
Oral
Identifiers
25287-60-9 Yes
P01AC03
PubChem CID 65718
ChemSpider 59142
UNII 03F36JH21U Yes
KEGG D07355 Yes
Chemical data
Formula C19H20Cl2N2O5
427.27 g/mol
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Etofamide (INN, also known as eticlordifene) is an antiprotozoal drug used in the treatment of amoebiasis.

Its effect against Giardia lamblia has been described as modest.[1]

References

  1. Cedillo-Rivera R, Muñoz O (September 1992). "In-vitro susceptibility of Giardia lamblia to albendazole, mebendazole and other chemotherapeutic agents". J. Med. Microbiol. 37 (3): 221–4. doi:10.1099/00222615-37-3-221. PMID 1518040.