| Descriptor English: | Praziquantel | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Praziquantel                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Praziquantel | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Praziquantel | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Biltricide Cesol Cisticid Cysticide Droncit Drontsit EMBAY 8440 Prasiquantel Praziquantel, (+-)-Isomer Praziquantel, (R)-Isomer Praziquantel, (S)-Isomer Pyquiton Traziquantel  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D03.633.100.531.690 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011223 | ||||
| Scope note: | An anthelmintic used in most schistosome and many cestode infestations. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AA                                                            analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine  | 
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| Pharm Action: | 
                                                                                                    Anthelmintics | 
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| Registry Number: | 6490C9U457 | ||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | 4H-Pyrazino(2,1-a)isoquinolin-4-one, 2-(cyclohexylcarbonyl)-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro- | ||||
| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Isoquinolines (1969-1979) Pyrazines (1966-1979) Quinolines (1966-1968)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 86; see ISOQUINOLINES 1980-85 | 
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| History Note: | 86(80) | 
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| DeCS ID: | 11660 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D011223 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | QV 253 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1986/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1979/05/30 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/05/24 | 
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                                        CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]Heterocyclic Compounds 
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                        Praziquantel                                            
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                        Praziquantel, (+-)-Isomer                                            
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                        Praziquantel, (R)-Isomer                                            
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                        Praziquantel, (S)-Isomer                                            
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                        Drontsit                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Traziquantel                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Biltricide                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Cesol                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Droncit                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        EMBAY 8440                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Pyquiton                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0017438 | 
                                
| Scope note | An anthelmintic used in most schistosome and many cestode infestations. | 
| Preferred term | Praziquantel | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Prasiquantel                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0331263 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Praziquantel, (+-)-Isomer | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0331265 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Praziquantel, (R)-Isomer | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0331264 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Praziquantel, (S)-Isomer | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0361635 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Drontsit | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0361633 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Traziquantel | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0353769 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Biltricide | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0475493 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Cesol | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Cisticid                                                 Cysticide  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0353768 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Droncit | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0361636 | 
                                
| Preferred term | EMBAY 8440 | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0361634 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Pyquiton | 
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