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Mebendazole

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

5-Benzoyl-2-benzimidazolecarbamic acid methyl ester, Mebendazol, Methyl N-(5-benzoyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)carbamate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H13N3O3
CAS Number:
31431-39-7
Molecular Weight:
295.29
Beilstein:
759809
MDL number:
MFCD00057872
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329750328
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

mebendazole

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

COC(=O)Nc1nc2cc(ccc2[nH]1)C(=O)c3ccccc3

InChI

1S/C16H13N3O3/c1-22-16(21)19-15-17-12-8-7-11(9-13(12)18-15)14(20)10-5-3-2-4-6-10/h2-9H,1H3,(H2,17,18,19,21)

InChI key

OPXLLQIJSORQAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Mebendazole USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Mebendazole Tablets
  • Mebendazole Oral Suspension
  • Fenbendazole
  • Pimozide Tablets
  • Pimozide

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302

Precautionary Statements

P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

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R W Ammann et al.
Journal of hepatology, 29(6), 994-998 (1999-01-06)
Long-term chemotherapy of human alveolar echinococcosis with benzimidazole compounds (mebendazole, albendazole) has been shown to be primarily parasitostatic, but its curative (parasitocidal) efficacy is debated. This article reports on a 67-year-old male patient with non-resectable alveolar echinococcosis of the liver
[Nonspecific abdominal symptoms. What is going on in the intestine?].
Peter Stiefelhagen
MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 156(21-22), 44-44 (2015-01-23)
Cong-Shan Liu et al.
Zhongguo ji sheng chong xue yu ji sheng chong bing za zhi = Chinese journal of parasitology & parasitic diseases, 27(6), 513-519 (2010-03-18)
Mebendazole is currently used in the treatment of hydatid disease. Its poor absorption from the gastrointestinal tract and low bioavailability aroused further research on new formulations of mebendazole to increase the bioavailability and improve the therapeutic efficacy. This review summarizes
A Bennett et al.
Parasitology today (Personal ed.), 16(2), 71-74 (2000-02-01)
The widespread use of mebendazole and albendazole for treating intestinal nematode infections in human populations is raising concerns that careful monitoring pro- cedures should be in place to identify any emergence of drug resistance. In this article, Andy Bennett and
T Inaoka et al.
[Hokkaido igaku zasshi] The Hokkaido journal of medical science, 62(1), 54-67 (1987-01-01)
The effects of the mebendazole, albendazole and ivermectin on secondary multilocular echinococcosis in Chinese hamsters infected with intraperitoneal inoculation of protoscolices and in rats infected with transportal inoculation of protoscolices were investigated. A reduction in weight of the hydatids greater
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