AMPROLIUM HYDROCHLORIDE

Amprolium Hydrochloride is a vitamin B1 analogue which gives its action by competitively inhibiting uptake of thiamine. It is categorized as a coccidiostat which is used for the prevention and treatment of coccidiosis in both human and animals. Animal coccidiosis is usually caused by Eimeria tenella, Eimeria necatrixin in several animals like sheep, chickens, goats, calves, turkeys. Here, due to taking Amprolium Hydrochloride, the coccidia gets thiamine deficiency and this in turn kills them.