Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: 3,8-diamino-5-methyl-6-phenyl-phenanthridinium, monobromide
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C20H18N3 • Br
Formula Weight: 380,3
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 518-67-2
Notes: Dimidium is a trypanocide.{67049},{67048} In vivo, dimidium (0.25-0.7 mg/kg) reduces parasite burden in T. congolense-infected mice.{67049} It also completely clears trypanosomes from the peripheral blood in zebu oxen naturally infected with T. congolense when administered intramuscularly at a dose of 0.75 mg/kg.{67048} Formulations containing dimidium have previously been used in the treatment of trypanosomiasis in cattle.