General description
Clofazimine is a riminophenazine, which is used as an antileprosy drug. It is used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Clofazimine prevents neutrophil motility and lymphocyte transformation. It has anti-inflammatory effect, which is used to treat discoid lupus erythematosus. Clofazimine has immunosuppressive property.
Application
Clofazimine has been used:
- for antimicrobial preparation
- to study its accumulation on macrophages to form crystal-like drug inclusions (CLDIs)
- to model drug-induced hepatic granulomatous inflammation
- to study the in vivo cargo storage capacity of macrophages
Features and Benefits
This compound was developed by Novartis. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.
- UPC:
- 51283110
- Condition:
- New
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- WeightUOM:
- LB
- MPN:
- C8895-1G