Nitroxinil
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Trade names | Fluconix, Dovenix, Trodax |
Other names | Nitroxynil |
Routes of administration | Subcutaneous in the form of an N-Ethylglucamine salt solution |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.015.350 |
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Formula | C7H3IN2O3 |
Molar mass | 290.016 g·mol−1 |
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Melting point | 136–139 °C (277–282 °F) |
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Nitroxinil is an anthelmintic, a veterinary medicine against parasitic worms in sheep and cattle. The substance is active against the liver fluke the Fasciola hepatica and to a lesser extent against thread worms in the gastrointestinal tract.[1] Brand names include Fluconix, Dovenix and Trodax. Nitroxynil is also used against strains of the red gum worm (Haemonchus contortus) that have become resistant to benzimidazoles.[citation needed]
Nitroxinil was invented by May & Baker[2] in the mid 1960s as part of a program into investigation of derivatives of p-hydroxybenzonitrile. In addition to Nitroxynil, the herbicides ioxynil (3,5-diiodo) and bromoxynil (3,5-dibromo) were also invented by the same company. Nitroxynil has a nitro group in addition to a single iodine group.
Nitroxynil is almost insoluble in water. It is usually injected subcutaneously into the animals in the form of the water-soluble ethylglucamine salt.[1] It must not be administered to animals that produce milk for human consumption.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NITROXINIL = NITROXYNIL for veterinary use in CATTLE, SHEEP and GOATS against flukes and roundworms". Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ GB 1104885, May & Baker, "Method for the Treatment of Helminth Infestations", published 18 Dec 1964, issued 6 Mar 1968
- ^ "Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products, Nitroxinil, Summary Report" (PDF). The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medical Products. June 1998. p. 5. Retrieved 4 April 2018.