Is niclosamide approved by the FDA? Unpacking its History and Repurposing Potential
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Originally developed in the 1950s as a molluscicide, niclosamide was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1982 for treating human tapeworm infections. However, the drug is no longer commercially available for human use in the United States, despite its continued inclusion on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
