Niclosamide

Niclosamide
Names
Trade namesNiclocide, Fenasal, Phenasal, others
IUPAC name
  • 5-Chloro-N-(2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide
Clinical data
Main usesTapeworm[1]
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Routes of
use		By mouth
Defined daily dose2 grams[2]
External links
AHFS/Drugs.comMicromedex Detailed Consumer Information
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H8Cl2N2O4
Molar mass327.12 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point225 to 230 °C (437 to 446 °F)
SMILES
  • Clc2cc(ccc2NC(=O)c1cc(Cl)ccc1O)[N+]([O-])=O
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C13H8Cl2N2O4/c14-7-1-4-12(18)9(5-7)13(19)16-11-3-2-8(17(20)21)6-10(11)15/h1-6,18H,(H,16,19) checkY
  • Key:RJMUSRYZPJIFPJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY

Niclosamide, sold under the brand name Niclocide among others, is a medication used to treat tapeworm infestations.[3] This includes diphyllobothriasis, hymenolepiasis, and taeniasis.[3] It is not effective against other worms such as pinworms or roundworms.[4] It is taken by mouth.[3]

Side effects include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and itchiness.[3] It may be used during pregnancy and appears to be safe for the baby.[3] Niclosamide is in the anthelmintic family of medications.[4] It works by blocking the uptake of sugar by the worm.[5]

Niclosamide was discovered in 1958.[6] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[7] The wholesale cost in the developing world is about 0.24 USD for a course of treatment.[8] It is not commercially available in the United States.[4] It is effective in a number of other animals.[5]

Medical uses

Dosage

The defined daily dose is 2 grams by mouth.[2] For T. saginata, T. solium, or D. latum the dose is 2 grams once in those over the age of six, while in those 2 to 6 years old 1 gram is used, and in those under 2 years old the dose is 500 mg.[1] For H. nana the initial dose is the same, followed by six more days of treatment at half the initial dose.[1]

Side effects

Side effects include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation, and itchiness.[3] Rarely, dizziness, skin rash, drowsiness, perianal itching, or an unpleasant taste occur. For some of these reasons, praziquantel is a preferable and equally effective treatment for tapeworm infestation.

Mechanism of action

Niclosamide inhibits glucose uptake, oxidative phosphorylation, and anaerobic metabolism in the tapeworm.[9]

Other applications

Niclosamide's metabolic effects are relevant to wide ranges of organisms, and accordingly it has been applied as a control measure to organisms other than tapeworms. For example, it is an active ingredient in some formulations such as Bayluscide for killing lamprey larvae,[10][11] as a molluscide,[12] and as a general purpose piscicide in aquaculture. Niclosamide has a short half-life in water in field conditions; this makes it valuable in ridding commercial fish ponds of unwanted fish; it loses its activity soon enough to permit re-stocking within a few days of eradicating the previous population.[12] Researchers have found that niclosamide is effective in killing invasive zebra mussels in cool waters.[13]

Research

Niclosamide is being studied in a number of types of cancer.[14] Niclosamide along with oxyclozanide, another anti-tapeworm drug, was found in a 2015 study to display "strong in vivo and in vitro activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)".[15]

Danish biotech company UNION is currently conducting a clinical study using Niclosamide in the treatment of COVID-19.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Archive copy". Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 1 2 "WHOCC - ATC/DDD Index". www.whocc.no. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 World Health Organization (2009). Stuart MC, Kouimtzi M, Hill SR (eds.). WHO Model Formulary 2008. World Health Organization. pp. 81, 87, 591. hdl:10665/44053. ISBN 9789241547659.
  4. 1 2 3 "Niclosamide Advanced Patient Information - Drugs.com". www.drugs.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 Riviere, Jim E.; Papich, Mark G. (13 May 2013). Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. John Wiley & Sons. p. 1096. ISBN 978-1-118-68590-7. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Mehlhorn, Heinz (2008). Encyclopedia of Parasitology: A-M. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 483. ISBN 9783540489948. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
  7. ↑ World Health Organization (2019). World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 21st list 2019. Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/325771. WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
  8. ↑ "Niclosamide". International Drug Price Indicator Guide. Archived from the original on 10 May 201. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. ↑ Weinbach EC, Garbus J (1969). "Mechanism of action of reagents that uncouple oxidative phosphorylation". Nature. 221 (5185): 1016–8. doi:10.1038/2211016a0. PMID 4180173.
  10. ↑ Boogaard, Michael A. Delivery Systems of Piscicides "Request Rejected" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  11. ↑ Verdel K.Dawson (2003). "Environmental Fate and Effects of the Lampricide Bayluscide: a Review". Journal of Great Lakes Research. 29 (Supplement 1): 475–492. doi:10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70509-7.
  12. 1 2 "WHO Specifications And Evaluations. For Public Health Pesticides. Niclosamide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  13. ↑ "Researchers find new methods to combat invasive zebra mussels". The Minnesota Daily. Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  14. ↑ "Clinical Trials Using Niclosamide". NCI. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  15. ↑ Rajamuthiah R, Fuchs BB, Conery AL, Kim W, Jayamani E, Kwon B, Ausubel FM, Mylonakis E (April 2015). Planet PJ (ed.). "Repurposing Salicylanilide Anthelmintic Drugs to Combat Drug Resistant Staphylococcus aureus". PLoS ONE. 10 (4): e0124595. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124595. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4405337. PMID 25897961.
  16. ↑ GmbH, finanzen net. "UNION Receives Approval From Danish Medicines Agency to Initiate Clinical Study With Niclosamide for Treatment of COVID-19 | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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