 
 
GtoPdb is requesting financial support from commercial users. Please see our sustainability page for more information.
| 
                                                                Synonyms: E233 | MK-360
                                 thiabendazole is an approved drug (FDA (1967)) Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Tiabendazole is a fungicide and parasiticide with potential anti-angiogenic (or vascular disrupting) action [1].
                                    
                                 | 
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No information available. | 
| Summary of Clinical Use  | 
| Originally approved as a treatment for nematode infestation, thiabendazole has been used off-label as a chelating agent to treat metal poisoning. This drug may also have anti-angiogenic actions [1], with potential to be repurposed as an anti-tumor therapy. | 
| Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects  | 
| The drug binds metals such as lead, mercury or antimony and facilitates their excretion. | 
| External links  | 
| For extended ADME data see the following: Drugs.com |