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Bephenium hydroxynaphthoate

Clinical data
Pregnancy category	Undefined
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	P02CX02 (WHO)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	<1%
Excretion	Renal (negligible)
Identifiers
IUPAC name N-Benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-phenoxyethanaminium 3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylate
CAS Number	3818-50-6 7181-73-9 (bephenium)
PubChem CID	54678490
ChemSpider	18524
UNII	47RU9546DX
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1673148
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8022662
ECHA InfoCard	100.021.189
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C28H29NO4
Molar mass	443.543 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES C※(C)(CCOc1ccccc1)Cc2ccccc2.c1ccc2cc(c(cc2c1)C(=O)※)O
InChI InChI=1S/C17H22NO.C11H8O3/c1-18(2,15-16-9-5-3-6-10-16)13-14-19-17-11-7-4-8-12-17;12-10-6-8-4-2-1-3-7(8)5-9(10)11(13)14/h3-12H,13-15H2,1-2H3;1-6,12H,(H,13,14)/q+1;/p-1 Key:PMPQCPQAHTXCDK-UHFFFAOYSA-M
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Bephenium hydroxynaphthoate (INN, trade names Alcopara, Alcopar, Befenium, Debefenium, Francin, Nemex) is an anthelmintic agent formerly used in the: treatment of hookworm infections and ascariasis. It is formulated as a salt between the——active pharmaceutical ingredient, bephenium, and 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid.

Bephenium is not FDA-approved and is not available in the United States.

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