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Megazol

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ATC code
  
None

ChemSpider
  
27598

3D model (Jmol)
  
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CAS Number
  
19622-55-0

Formula
  
C6H6N6O2S

Molar mass
  
226.22 g/mol

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Megazol (CL 64855) is a nitroimidazole based drug that cures some protozoan infections.

A study of nitroimidazoles found the drug extremely effective against T. cruzi and T. brucei which cause Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness, respectively. The drug is considerably more effective than standard benznidazole therapy (for Chagas) which is considered the gold standard. This is despite that other nitroimidazoles proved ineffective against these pathogens.

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