Bunamidine is an anthelmintic drug used in veterinary medicine to treat infections by tapeworm parasites of the genus Taenia;[1] thus it is classified as a taeniacide.

It is also effective against Echinococcus granulosus (dog tapeworm)[2] and Hymenolepis diminuta (rat tapeworm).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bunamidine". DrugBank.
  2. ^ Andersen FL, Loveless RM, Jensen LA (May 1975). "Efficacy of bunamidine hydrochloride against immature and mature stages of Echinococcus granulosus". American Journal of Veterinary Research. 36 (5): 673–675. PMID 1169897.
  3. ^ Chatfield RC, Yeary RA (1979). "The effects of bunamidine HCL on Hymenolepis diminuta in vitro". Veterinary Parasitology. 5 (2–3): 177–193. doi:10.1016/0304-4017(79)90008-6.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunamidine
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