febantel (Drontal Plus)
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Introduction
Used in veterinary medicine
Indications
- used in combination with praziquantel & pyrantel for cestodes
Pharmacokinetics
- metabolized in the liver to fenbendazole, oxfendazole, oxfendazole sulphone & at least 7 other metabolites
Mechanism of action
- binds to tubulin subunit & interferes with microtubule formation
More general terms
Component of
References
- ↑ Univerisity of Pennsylvania: Febantel http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/dxendopar/drug%20pages/febantel.htm
- ↑ Daily Med: DRONTAL PLUS (praziquantel/pyrantel pamoate/febantel) http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=14271