Clioquinol

Synonyms

5 Chloro 7 iodo 8 quinolinol

5-Chloro-7-iodo-8-quinolinol

8-Quinolinol, 5-chloro-7-iodo-

Chinoform

Chloroiodoquine

Entero Septol

Entero Vioform

Entero-Septol

Entero-Vioform

EnteroSeptol

EnteroVioform

Enteroquinol

Iodochlorhydroxyquin

Iodochloroxyquinoline

Vioform

A potentially neurotoxic 8-hydroxyquinoline derivative long used as a topical anti-infective, intestinal antiamebic, and vaginal trichomonacide. The oral preparation has been shown to cause subacute myelo-optic neuropathy and has been banned worldwide.