Niclosamide, sold under the brand name Niclocide among others, is a medication used to treat tapeworm infestations. This includes diphyllobothriasis, hymenolepiasis, and taeniasis. It is not effective against other worms such as pinworms or roundworms.Niclosamide is used to treat broad or fish tapeworm, dwarf tapeworm, and beef tapeworm infections. Niclosamide may also be used for other tapeworm infections as determined by your doctor. It will not work for other types of worm infections (for example, pinworms or roundworms).
Niclosamide is not easy to absorb orally, maintains a high concentration in the intestines, kills the head and near segments of the aphids, and is clinically used to expel beef aphids, pork aphids and short-shelled aphids, which are more effective than betel nut and pumpkin seeds. It is also used as a molluscicide. It can kill snails and cercariae.