epsiprantel epsiprantel epsiprantel (trade name cestex) is a veterinary drug which is used as an anthelmintic against tapeworms such as echinococcus granulosus. epsiprantelclinical datatrade namescestexother namesbrl 38705routes ofadministrationby mouth (tablets)atcvet codeqp52aa04 (who) legal statuslegal status us: ℞-only pharmacokinetic databioavailabilityminimalidentifiers iupac name 2-(cyclohexylcarbonyl)-2,3,6,7,8,12b-hexahydropyrazino benzazepin-4(1h)-one cas number98123-83-2pubchem cid72026chemspider65020unii0c1spq0fsrchemblchembl64979comptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid3057858 chemical and physical dataformulac20h26n2o2molar mass326.440 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles o=c4n2c(c1c(cccc1)ccc2)cn(c(=o)c3ccccc3)c4 inchi inchi=1s/c20h26n2o2/c23-19-14-21(20(24)16-8-2-1-3-9-16)13-18-17-11-5-4-7-15(17)10-6-12-22(18)19/h4-5,7,11,16,18h,1-3,6,8-10,12-14h2key:lgudkoquwihxov-uhfffaoysa-n indications it is indicated for the removal of cestodes (tapeworms) in cats (dipylidium caninum and taenia taeniaeformis) and dogs (dipylidium caninum and taenia pisiformis) 7 weeks of age and older.