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==Description== | |||
Mebendazole is a (synthetic) broad-spectrum anthelmintic available as chewable tablets, each containing 100 mg of mebendazole. Inactive ingredients are: anhydrous lactose NF, corn starch, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium saccharin, sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid, and FD&C Yellow #6. | |||
Mebendazole is methyl 5-benzoylbenzimidazole-2-carbamate and has the following structural formula: | |||
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Mebendazole is a white to slightly yellow powder with a molecular weight of 295.29. It is less than 0.05% soluble in water, dilute mineral acid solutions, alcohol, ether and chloroform, but is soluble in formic acid.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = MEBENDAZOLE TABLET, CHEWABLE [TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=107c3ad5-6ebe-4c98-a4a8-ac36663bd6a7 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:36, 6 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Description
Mebendazole is a (synthetic) broad-spectrum anthelmintic available as chewable tablets, each containing 100 mg of mebendazole. Inactive ingredients are: anhydrous lactose NF, corn starch, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium saccharin, sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid, and FD&C Yellow #6.
Mebendazole is methyl 5-benzoylbenzimidazole-2-carbamate and has the following structural formula:
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Mebendazole is a white to slightly yellow powder with a molecular weight of 295.29. It is less than 0.05% soluble in water, dilute mineral acid solutions, alcohol, ether and chloroform, but is soluble in formic acid.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.