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stibocaptate Pharm.|stɪbəʊˈkæpteɪt|
[f. stib- + -o + -capt- in ‘antimony dimercaptosuccinate’, a chemical name for the substance (see mercaptan) + -ate4.]
An antimony-containing drug used in the treatment of schistosomiasis and administered by intramuscular injection.
1962Trop. Dis. Bull. LIX. 1281/1 (Index), Stibo⁓captate. 1967Lancet 21 Jan. 130/2 Monthly intramuscular injections of stibocaptate 10 mg. per kg. body-weight proved to be the best treatment for Zanzibari schoolboys infected with Schistosoma hæmatobium. 1977Proc. R. Soc. Med. LXX. 762/2 Stibocaptate (Astiban)..is the only antimonial used for schistosomiasis in the United Kingdom. 1978Nature 22 June 628/1 Stibocaptate (antimony dimercaptosuccinate, Astiban), one of the more than 10,000 antimonials that have been synthesised, is still on the WHO list as a complementary drug. |