Clefamide is an antiprotozoal agent that was used to treat amoebiasis in the 1960s. There is no evidence for any later use of the drug. Antiprotozoals are used to treat protozoal infections, which include amebiasis, giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, microsporidiosis, malaria etc.
Clefamide is an antiprotozoal agent that was used to treat amoebiasis, a parasitic infection of the intestines, in the 1960s. It was sold under the trade name Mebinol. There is no evidence for any later use of the drug.
Cleafamide is no longer used as a treatment for amoebiasis because there are more effective and safer medications available. Additionally, Clefamide was associated with some side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification
P - Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents
P01 Antiprotozoals
P01A - Agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases
P01AC Dichloroacetamide derivatives
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