Taeniacide

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A taeniacide is a substance that kills tapeworms.[1] This makes it a class of antihelminthic agents. It gets its name from the genus Taenia.

Examples

Pharmaceutical taeniacides include diatrizoic acid,[2] praziquantel,[3] albendazole,[3] niclosamide,[3] and bunamidine.[4]

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