Suramin sodium (suramin sodium, suramin, etc.) is a German BayerAG company in 1961 synthesis of an anti-trypanosomiasis compound, mainly used in the treatment of African trypanosomiasis and onchocerciasis. In the 1980 s, some scholars found that sodium sulla Ming can inhibit tumor virus about reverse transcriptase activity, sula Ming sodium was applied to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome, AIDS) treatment, Show that sula sodium for human immunodeficiency virus (humanimmunodeficiencyvirus, HIV) has certain inhibitory effect.

Suramin sodium has been proved to have anti-trypanosomiasis, anti-tumor, anti-ocular proliferative disease, antiviral, immunomodulatory effects, and has been widely used in clinical practice. At present, there are no reports on the anti-coccidia effect of suramin sodium, and it is impossible to infer whether suramin sodium has anti-coccidia effect from its known properties. Suramin sodium salt is a hepatitis C virus NS3 helicase inhibitor. It is also used to treat arthritis caused by collagen problems.