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MINTEZOL* (Thiabendazole) is an anthelmintic provided as 500 mg chewable tablets, and as a suspension, containing 500 mg thiabendazole per 5 mL. The suspension also contains sorbic acid 0.1% added as a preservative. Inactive ingredients in the tablets are acacia, calcium phosphate, flavors, lactose, magnesium stearate, mannitol, methylcellulose, and sodium saccharin. Inactive ingredients in the suspension are an antifoam agent, flavors, polysorbate, purified water, sorbitol solution, and tragacanth. | |||
Thiabendazole is a white to off-white odorless powder with a molecular weight of 201.26, which is practically insoluble in water but readily soluble in dilute acid and alkali. Its chemical name is 2-(4-thiazolyl)-1H- benzimidazole. The empirical formula is C10H7N3S and the structural formula is:<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2003/16096slr033,16097slr026_mintezol_lbl.pdf | url = http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2003/16096slr033,16097slr026_mintezol_lbl.pdf | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 22:46, 6 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Description
MINTEZOL* (Thiabendazole) is an anthelmintic provided as 500 mg chewable tablets, and as a suspension, containing 500 mg thiabendazole per 5 mL. The suspension also contains sorbic acid 0.1% added as a preservative. Inactive ingredients in the tablets are acacia, calcium phosphate, flavors, lactose, magnesium stearate, mannitol, methylcellulose, and sodium saccharin. Inactive ingredients in the suspension are an antifoam agent, flavors, polysorbate, purified water, sorbitol solution, and tragacanth.
Thiabendazole is a white to off-white odorless powder with a molecular weight of 201.26, which is practically insoluble in water but readily soluble in dilute acid and alkali. Its chemical name is 2-(4-thiazolyl)-1H- benzimidazole. The empirical formula is C10H7N3S and the structural formula is:[1]
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References
- ↑ "http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2003/16096slr033,16097slr026_mintezol_lbl.pdf" (PDF). External link in
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Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.