albendazolen.
/ˈalbɛndəzəʊl/, U.S. /ˈælbɛndəzoʊl/ Pharmacology.
An anthelmintic drug of the benzimidazole class which is effective against many nematodes, cestodes, and trematodes.Chemical name: methyl 6-(propylthio)-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl-carbamate; C12H15N3O2S.
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1976 Experientia 32 702 Albendazole is methyl [5-(propylthio)-1H-benzimidazol-2yl] carbamate and has the chemical formula C12H15N3O2S.
1991 Lancet 14 Sept. 686/2 Helminth infections no longer needed to be dealt with one by one, since albendazole, a single-dose oral medication, would simultaneously treat all geohelminth infections—hookworm, ascariasis, trichuriasis, and enterobiasis.
2004 Washington Post 5 Apr. (Home ed.) a5/2 The goal is to eliminate lymphatic filariasis as a major public health problem... Everyone gets albendazole and one other drug.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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