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Routes of administration | Oral |
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Bioavailability | <1% |
Excretion | Renal (negligible) |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.021.189 |
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Formula | C28H29NO4 |
Molar mass | 443.543 g·mol−1 |
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Bephenium hydroxynaphthoate (INN, trade names Alcopara, Alcopar, Befenium, Debefenium, Francin, Nemex) is an anthelmintic agent formerly used in the treatment of hookworm infections and ascariasis.[1][2] It is formulated as a salt between the active pharmaceutical ingredient, bephenium, and 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid.[citation needed]
Bephenium is not FDA-approved and is not available in the United States.[3]