Oxfendazole

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0053716-50-0

Chemical Formula

C15-H13-N3-O3-S

Molecular Weight

315

Therapeutic Category

Anthelmintic

Chemical Name

Carbamic acid, [5-(phenylsulfinyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]-, methyl ester

Foreign Names

• Oxfendazolum (Latin)
• Oxfendazol (German)
• Oxfendazole (French)
• Oxfendazol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Oxfendazole (OS: BAN, USAN)
• RS 8858 (IS: Syntex)
• Oxfendazole (PH: BP vet. 2007, USP 32)
• Oxfendazole for Veterinary Use (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Oxfendazole pour usage vétérinaire (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Oxfendazolum ad usum vetrinarium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Benzelmin (Oxfendazole and Metrifonate (veterinary use))
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States



• Benzelmin (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States; Jurox, Australia



• Bomatak (veterinary use)
  Bomac, New Zealand; Bomac Animal Health, Australia



• Bovex (veterinary use)
  Chanelle, United Kingdom; Chanelle, Ireland; Chanelle, Netherlands; Farmoquil, Portugal



• Closicomb (Oxfendazole and Closantel (veterinary use))
  Virbac, Australia



• Dolthene (veterinary use)
  Merial, Belgium; Merial, France; Merial, Luxembourg; Merial, Netherlands



• Duotech (Oxfendazole and Closantel (veterinary use))
  Fort Dodge Santé Animale, France; Norbrook, Norway



• Equinox (veterinary use)
  Value Plus Animal Health Care, Australia



• Equitak (Oxfendazole and Abamectin, + Praziquantel (veterinary use))
  Bomac, New Zealand



• Flukazole (Oxfendazole and Triclabendazole (veterinary use))
  Virbac, South Africa



• Interzol (veterinary use)
  Alvetra u. Werfft, Austria



• Matrix (Oxfendazole and Abamectin, + Levamisole (veterinary use))
  Merial Ancare, New Zealand



• Oxazole (veterinary use)
  Jurox, Australia



• Oxfen (veterinary use)
  Bayer Animal Health, South Africa; Merial Ancare, New Zealand; Virbac, Australia



• Oxfendex (veterinary use)
  Janssen Animal Health, Ireland



• Oxfenil (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Germany; Virbac, France; Virbac, Italy



• Parafend (Oxfendazole and Closantel (veterinary use))
  Norbrook, South Africa



• Parafend (veterinary use)
  Norbrook, United Kingdom; Norbrook, Ireland; Norbrook, New Zealand; Norbrook, South Africa; Norbrook Laboratories Australia, Australia



• Performex (veterinary use)
  Novartis Animal Health, United Kingdom



• Repidose Farmintic (veterinary use)
  Intervet, France



• Repidose (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough, Ireland; Schering-Plough, Luxembourg; Schering-Plough Vet, Netherlands; Schering-Plough Veterinária, Lda, Portugal



• Repidose avec Systamex (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Animal Health, Belgium



• Rotafluke (Oxfendazole and Closantel (veterinary use))
  Virbac, Australia



• Scanda (Oxfendazole and Levamisole (veterinary use))
  Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health, New Zealand



• Strategy (Oxfendazole and Pyrantel (veterinary use))
  Vetsearch International, Australia



• Synanthic (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States; Merial, France



• Systamex (veterinary use)
  Coopers Animal Health, Australia; Essex Tierarzneimittel, Germany; Schering-Plough, Ireland; Schering-Plough, Sweden; Schering-Plough Animal, Norway; Schering-Plough Vet, Italy; Schering-Plough Veterinária, Lda, Portugal; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Vetazole (veterinary use)
  Vetoquinol, Ireland



• Worma (Oxfendazole and Piperazine (veterinary use))
  International Animal Health, Australia



• Worma (veterinary use)
  International Animal Health, Australia



• Wormout (Oxfendazole and Praziquantel (veterinary use))
  Vetafarm, Australia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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