promizole Pharm.
(ˈprəʊmɪzəʊl)
Also Promizole.
[f. Promin + thiazole.]
A bacteriostatic agent, 2-amino-5-p-aminobenzenesulphonylthiazole, C9H9N3O2S2, formerly used to treat leprosy and tuberculosis.
Formerly a proprietary name in the U.S.
| 1944 Proc. Staff Meetings Mayo Clinic XIX. 26 Promizole is the trade name of 4,2{p}-diaminophenyl-5{p}-thiazolesulfone [sic]. 1944 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 11 Apr. 191/1 Parke, Davis & Company, Detroit... Promizole. For chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of bacterial infections. Claims use since Dec. 23, 1943. 1948 [see Promin]. 1964 P. Feeny Fight against Leprosy xvi. 147 From every continent there was coming a steady stream of literature about the effects of promin, diasone, sulphetrone and one more weapon that had been added to the arsenal, promizole. |