An anticestodal agent is a drug used in deworming to combat

tapeworm infection Eucestoda, commonly referred to as tapeworms, is the larger of the two subclasses of flatworms in the class Cestoda (the other subclass is Cestodaria). Larvae have six posterior hooks on the scolex (head), in contrast to the ten-hooked Cestodar ...

. It derives its name from Cestoda. Examples include: * albendazole * albendazole sulfoxide *

dichlorophen Dichlorophen is an anticestodal agent, fungicide, germicide, and antimicrobial agent.Milne, G.W.A. (Ed.). (2005). ''Gardner's commercially important chemicals: Synonyms, trade names, and properties.'' Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-InterscienceGoogle Books ...

niclosamide Niclosamide, sold under the brand name Niclocide among others, is an anthelmintic medication used to treat tapeworm infestations, including diphyllobothriasis, hymenolepiasis, and taeniasis. It is not effective against other worms such as flukes ...

* quinacrine

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