PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

H.S. CODE

TOXICITY

CLASSIFICATION

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

REFRACTIVE INDEX

Stable under ordinary conditions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & EXTERNAL LINKS

The benzimidazoles are a large chemical family used to treat nematode and trematode infections in domestic animals. However, with the widespread development of resistance and the availability of more efficient and easier to administer compounds, their use is rapidly decreasing. They are characterized by a broad spectrum of activity against roundworms (nematodes), an ovicidal effect, and a wide safety margin. Those of interest are mebendazole, flubendazole, fenbendazole, oxfendazole, oxibendazole, albendazole, albendazole sulfoxide, thiabendazole, thiophanate, febantel, netobimin, and triclabendazole. Netobimin, albendazole, and triclabendazole are also active against liver flukes; however, unlike all the other benzimidazoles, triclabendazole has no activity against roundworms (http://www.merckvetmanual.com/)

Flubendazole is a benzimidazole anthelmintic used against gastrointestinal parasites in pigs, poultry and humans. Its chemical designation [[5-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-1H-benzimidazole-2-y1]-carbamic acid methyl ester]. It is a white to pale yellow powder; insoluble in water, alcohol.

APPEARANCE

ASSAY

98.0 - 102.0%

HEAVY METALS

20ppm max

LOSS ON DRYING

0.5% max

RESIDUE ON IGNITION

0.2% max

PRICE INFORMATION