Tetramisole hydrochloride-CAS 5086-74-8
What is Tetramisole hydrochloride ?
Tetramisole hydrochloride is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic, mainly used to repel roundworms and hookworms.
Tetramisole hydrochloride can improve the patient's resistance to bacteria and infection. Trial for lung cancer, breast cancer after surgery or acute leukemia, worsening lymphoma after chemotherapy as an adjuvant treatment.
Function of Tetramisole hydrochloride
Tetramisole hydrochloride can be used for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus and upper flu, respiratory infections in children, hepatitis, bacillary dysentery, boils, abscesses, etc. Preliminary test results for refractory bronchial asthma proved to be effective in the short term.
Description | White powder | Complies |
Identification | IR | Complies |
HPLC | Complies | |
Heavy metal | ≤10ppm | 5ppm |
Pb | ≤3ppm | 1.5ppm |
Hg | ≤0.1ppm | 0.05ppm |
Cd | ≤1ppm | 0.2ppm |
Loss on drying | ≤0.5% | 0.12 |
Residue on lgnition | ≤0.1% | 0.03 |
Single impurity | ≤0.5% | 0.12 |
Total impurity | ≤1.0% | 0.29 |
Total bacteria | ≤1000cfu/g | <1000 |
Yeast and Mould | ≤100 cfu/g | <000 |
E.coli/25g | Absent | Absent |
Salmonella/25g | Absent | Absent |
Assay | ≥99.0% | 99.4% |
Conclusion | Conforms with USP/EP standards |
Application of Tetramisole hydrochloride
Tetramisole hydrochloride was originally used as an anthelminthic to treat worm infestations in both humans and animals. Most current commercial preparations are intended for veterinary use as a dewormer in cattle, pigs, and sheep. However, tetramisole hydrochloride has also recently gained prominence among aquarists as an effective treatment for Camallanus roundworm infestations in freshwater tropical fish. It is a broad-spectrum anthelminthics, used to control roundworm and hoodworm.