thiamphenicol

Also known as D-(+)-threo-2,2-Dichloro-N-(beta-hydroxy-alpha-(hydroxymethyl)-p-(methylsulfonyl)phenethyl)acetamide, (+)-Thiamphenicol, Armai (TN), Thiocymetin (TN), dextrosulphenidol

Thiamphenicol (also known as thiophenicol and dextrosulphenidol) is an antibiotic. It is the methyl-sulfonyl analogue of chloramphenicol and has a similar spectrum of activity, but is 2.5 to 5 times as potent. Like chloramphenicol, it is insoluble in water, but highly soluble in lipids. It is used in many countries as a veterinary antibiotic, but is available in China, Taiwan, Brazil, Morocco, and Italy for use in humans. Its main advantage over chloramphenicol is that it has never been associated with aplastic anaemia.