PIPERAZINE CITRATE

PIPERAZINE CITRATE




Brand Names : Hydrous tripiperazine dicitrate; Pinazan; Pipracid; Exopin; Uvilon; Oxyzin; Helmezine; Piperazini citras; Antepar citrate: Multifuge citrate; Parazine citrate: Oxucide; (3P-2C): Piperaverm (syrup); Pipizan citrate; Pinrou; Piptelate; Ta-verm; Exeļmin; Rhomex: Nemadital; Arpezine.




It occurs as a white crystalline or granular powder with a slight odour. m.p. 182-187 (decomp!. It contains a variable amount of water. It is soluble in water (l in l. 5); practically insoluble in alcohol and ether. A l'96 solution in water has a pH of about 5. It is kept in well-closed containers.





Piperazine citrate is administered orally. In some commercial prociucts, the dose is expressed in terms of the equivalent amount of piperazine hexahydrate.




Uses



It is used as anthelmintic (intestinal pinworms and roundworms


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