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dichlorophen

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Also known as Dichlorophene, C13H10Cl2O2, ATC code P02DX02, 2,2'-Methylenebis(4-chlorophenol)

Dichlorophen is an anticestodal agent, fungicide, germicide, and antimicrobial agent. It is used in combination with toluene for the removal of parasites such as ascarids, hookworms, and tapeworms from dogs and cats. In 2025, dichlorophen was reported to function as a tubulin binding mitotic inhibitor.

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Dichlorophen is an anticestodal agent, fungicide, germicide, and antimicrobial agent. It is used in combination with toluene for the removal of parasites such as ascarids, hookworms, and tapeworms from dogs and cats. In 2025, dichlorophen was reported to function as a tubulin binding mitotic inhibitor.

==Safety and regulation== The (oral, mouse) is 3300 mg/kg.

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