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Etofamide

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Overview

Overview

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

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.

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