Niclosamide Therapy for Tapeworm Infections
Authors: RICHARD D. PEARSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1985)

Editorials1 April 1985Niclosamide Therapy for Tapeworm InfectionsRICHARD D. PEARSON, M.D., ERIK L. HEWLETT, M.D.RICHARD D. PEARSON, M.D., ERIK L. HEWLETT, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-102-4-550 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNiclosamide [N-(2′-chloro-4′-nitrophenyl)-5-chlorosalicylamide] was developed at Bayer A. G. (1-3) and initially shown to be effective against Hymenolepis diminuta, the rat tapeworm, a cestode that occasionally infects humans. Subsequent studies in animals and humans showed that niclosamide was poorly absorbed and non-toxic after oral administration (2) and that it was active against a number of tapeworms that infect humans. 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