stibophenn.
/ˈstɪbəfɛn/ Pharmacology.
The compound pentasodium antimonybis(catechol-3, 5-disulphonate) heptahydrate, which is used principally in the treatment of schistosomiasis, and is administered by intramuscular or intravenous injection.
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1941 Brit. Pharmacopœia 1932 Add. iii. 22 (heading) Stibophen.
1941 Q. Jrnl. Pharmacy & Pharmacol. 14 43 A further study of the effect of pH on the stability of stibophen solutions is being made.
1950 Amer. Jrnl. Trop. Med. 30 266 Fuadin, also known as ‘stibophen’, another trivalent [antimony] compound, which contains 13·6 per cent antimony, was introduced in 1929 for the treatment of Egyptian schistosomiasis.
1977 Brit. Jrnl. Dermatol. 97 308 The patient was treated with 25 injections of stibophen..2 ml intramuscularly on alternate days.
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