Regulatory PathRegulatory requirements compared

Active substance

Niclosamide

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
TAENIAPASSIN TABLETS500 mgTablet · Oral use4 BlisterSAR 9.60NCE · PrescriptionMERZ PHARMACEUTICALWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
YOMESAN 0.5 G TAB500 mgTablet · Oral use4 BlisterSAR 10.70Generic · PrescriptionBAYER PHARMA AGWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
NICLOCIDE500MGtablet, chewable · oralBAYER PHARMSDiscontinued

WHO WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (2025)

  • 6.1.1. Intestinal anthelminthics · core
    Hymenolepiasis; Diphyllobothriasis; Taeniasis due to Taenia saginata; Taeniasis due to Taenia solium
    Oral > Solid: 500 mg tablet (chewable)

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.