Bephenium hydroxynaphthoate

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Systematic (IUPAC) name
N-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-phenoxyethanaminium 3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylate
Clinical data
Pregnancy category	Undefined
Routes of administration	Oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	<1%
Excretion	Renal (negligible)
Identifiers
CAS Number	7181-73-9 N Template:CAS (hydroxynaphtoate)
ATC code	P02CX02 (WHO)
PubChem	CID: 19667
ChemSpider	18524 Y
UNII	47RU9546DX N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1673148 N
Chemical data
Formula	C17H22NO+
Molecular mass	256.36 g/mol
SMILES O(c1ccccc1)CC[N+](Cc2ccccc2)(C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C17H22NO/c1-18(2,15-16-9-5-3-6-10-16)13-14-19-17-11-7-4-8-12-17/h3-12H,13-15H2,1-2H3/q+1 N Key:AVWWVJUMXRXPNF-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
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Bephenium hydroxynaphthoate (INN, trade names Alcopara, Alcopar, Befenium, Debefenium, Francin, Nemex) is an anthelmintic agent formerly used in the treatment of hookworm infections and ascariasis.

Bephenium is not FDA-approved and is not available in the United States.