Febantel, a new broad-spectrum anthelminthic

Arzneimittelforschung. 1978;28(12):2193-5.

Abstract

N-(2-[2,3-Bis-(methoxycarbonyl)-guanidino]-5-(phenylthio)-phenyl)-2-methoxyacetamide (febantel, Rintal) is a new compound which is highly active against various species of nematodes and cestodes in mice, rats, dogs, sheep and cattle. In sheep and cattle a single oral dose of 5 mg/kg resulted in an almost complete elimination of larval and adult intestinal nematodes as well as Dictyocaulus. The compound was well tolerated by all animals tested.

MeSH terms

  • Acetanilides / therapeutic use
  • Acetanilides / toxicity
  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use*
  • Anthelmintics / toxicity
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry
  • Dogs
  • Guanidines / therapeutic use*
  • Guanidines / toxicity
  • Helminthiasis / drug therapy*
  • Helminthiasis / parasitology
  • Helminthiasis, Animal
  • Lethal Dose 50
  • Mice
  • Rabbits
  • Rats
  • Sheep

Substances

  • Acetanilides
  • Anthelmintics
  • Guanidines