dichlorophen
Sign in to saveAlso 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.
Research
208 papers- Antimicrobial and Anti-Biofilm Activity of Dichlorophen-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles Against Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025
- Identification of Bithionol, Dichlorophen, and Miconazole as Antibacterial Agents against Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.ACS omega · 2020
- Electrooxidation of chlorophene and dichlorophen by reactive electrochemical membrane: Key determining factors of removal efficiency.Environmental research · 2024
- A life-threatening dichlorophen poisoning case: clinical features and kinetics study.Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2013
- Cestodes.Antibiotics and chemotherapy · 1981
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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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