Niclosamide

Niclosamide is a teniacide in the anthelmintic family especially effective against cestodes that infect humans. It is also used as a piscicide. It is stressed that while antihelmintics are a drug family used to treat worm infections, Niclosamide is used specifically to treat tapeworms and is not effective against other worms such as pinworms or roundworms. It is a chewable tablet taken orally, dosage depending on type of worm and patient's age and/or weight. Niclosamide molecules are lethal to tapeworms upon contact. 







Side effects: The medication can have side effects such as abdominal pain, anorexia, diarrhea, and . Rarely, dizziness, skin rash, drowsiness, perianal itching, and an unpleasant taste.







Mechanism of action: According to an article in Nature, niclosamide uncouples oxidative phosphorylation in the tapeworm.

A new aphid-killing drug that can be used to repel aphids in animals such as pigs and cattle. It can also kill the snails. It can be used as an anti-helminthic medicine to control the snail-killing drugs such as snails and molluscicides. It is used to kill water snails and freshwater snails, and is effective for both snails and snails. It can also be used as an aphid to remove beef aphids and pork aphids. The new anti-aphid medicine has effects on a variety of hooked and hookless aphids. It can be used to remove aphids from animals such as pigs and cattle. It can also be used to kill water snails and freshwater snails. It is effective for both snails and snails.