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Anti Protozoal Drugs Flashcards

1
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4 Classes of Protozoa

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Sarcodina
Sporozoa
Mastigophora
Ciliophora

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2 species of Sarcodina

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Antamoeba histolytica
Diantamoeba fragillis…

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2 species of sporozoa

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Plasmodium
Toxoplasma

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3 species in mastigophora

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Trypanosoma
Giardia
Trichomonas

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1 specie in Ciliophora

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Balantidium Spp

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What is Amoebiasis

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Amoebic dysentry , frequent flow of water stools contains blood and mucus

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Two types of Amoebiasis

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Amoebic hepatitis - Local infarction in liver
Amoebic abscess - Necrosis in liver

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How antamoeba histolytica cause anemia

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By engulfing erythrocytes

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Two forms of antamoeba histolytica

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Non-Cyst form - non-infective
Cyst form is infectious

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10
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MOA of E. Histolica

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Two classes of drugs for Amoebiasis

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Tissue amoebisides
Luminal amoebisides

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12
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Drugs of tissue amoebisides

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Nitrioimidazole
Tinidazole
Ornidazole
Metronidazole
Emetine, dehydroemetine, chloroquine

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Antibiotics

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Tetracycline
Erythromycin and paromomycin

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Metronidazole is effective against

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E.histolica, Trichomonas vaginalis, Giardia lamblia, Balantidium Spp,,

Peptococcus, peptostreptococcos , Clostridium

Hypoxic cells…

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Uses of Metronidazole

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Amoebiasis
Ulcerative Gingivitis
Trichomonas and Giardial infections with antibiotics
Also used to prevent post operative anaerobic infection

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16
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MOA of Metronidazole

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Nitro group accept electrons from ETP…
Reduced intermediate products
Attack proteins and DNA…..

17
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ETP in amoeba and in mammals

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Feriidoxin, flavoproteins…

18
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How metronidazole clearance Is decreased

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Metronidazole + Cimetidine

19
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ADRs of Metronidazole

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Pruritis, metallic taste, disulfiram like effect

20
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Drug of choice in emetine and dehydroemetine

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Dehydroemetine has less ADRs

21
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MOA of emetine

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Directly effect protein synthesis
Kill trophoziotes in intestine..

22
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ADRs of emetine

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ECG abnormalities
Tachycardia
Arrythmia
Muscular weakness

23
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Diloxanide furoate is used for

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Asymptotic intestinal infections…

24
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Diloxanide furoate hydrolysed into

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Diloxanide - 90% is absorbed and excreted from body through glucuronide conjunction
10% act as luminal amoebisides

Furoic acid

25
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ADRs of Diloxanide furoate

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Flatulence, abdominal cramps..

26
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Idoquinol is used as

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Luminal amoebisides

27
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Hydrolysation of Idoquinol

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Opposite to diloxanide furoate

28
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Idoquinol is used with

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Tetracycline
650+250

29
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ADRs of Idoquinol

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Neurotoxicity and peripheral neuropathy

30
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Paromomycin belongs to

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Aminoglycosides…

31
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Uses of Paromomycin

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Mild to moderate intestinal infections
Effective against trophoziotes inhibition of protein synthesis and genetic code misreading

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