fexinidazole
Fexinidazole is a medication used to treat African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. It is effective against both first and second stage disease. It is taken by mouth.
Key facts
- Drug.H
- 13
- Drug.N
- 3
- Drug.O
- 3
- Drug.S
- 1
- Drug.drug_name
- Fexinidazole
- Drug.image
- Fexinidazole.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Fexinidazole
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- By mouth
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- P01
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- CA03
- Drug.legal_US
- Rx-only
- Drug.CAS_number
- 59729-37-2
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Medical use
- Sleeping sickness
- Efficacy and safety
- Mechanism of action
- History
- Society and culture
- Veterinary use
- Synthesis
- References
- External links
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