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Clioquinol

MESHD007464

A potentially neurotoxic 8-hydroxyquinoline derivative long used as a topical anti-infective, intestinal antiamebic, and vaginal trichomonacide. The oral preparation has been shown to cause subacute myelo-optic neuropathy and has been banned worldwide.

Synonyms

  • Chloroiodoquine
  • Iodochlorhydroxyquin
  • Iodochloroxyquinoline
  • 5-Chloro-7-iodo-8-quinolinol
  • 5 Chloro 7 iodo 8 quinolinol
  • Chinoform
  • Entero-Septol
  • EnteroSeptol
  • Entero Septol
  • Entero-Vioform
  • EnteroVioform
  • Entero Vioform
  • Enteroquinol
  • Vioform

Source last updated 2026-05-24T15:27:18.307Z