Antihelminthic Flashcards
DOC for trichuris
Mebendazole
Coverage of albendazole
Ascariasis
Ancylostoma
Necator
Capillariasis
DOC for strongyloides
Ivermectin
DOC for enterobius
Pyrantel pamoate
DOC for filariasis
DEC
DOC for trichinella
Thiabendazole
Selectively inhibits microtubule synthesis and glucose uptake in nematodes
Mebendazole
Inhibits microtubule assembly
Albendazole
Intensifies GABA-mediated neurotransmission in nematodes
Ivermectin
Stimulates nicotinic receptors at NMJ of nematodes
Pyrabtel pamoate
Selectively inhibits microtubule synthesis and glucose uptake in nematodes
Thiabendazole
Invreases membrane permeability to calcium causing muscle paralysis, vacuolization and death
Praziquantel
Uncouples oxidative phosphorylation by activating ATPases
Niclosamide
Differentiate mebendazole, thiabendazole and albendazole in terms of _-cidal
Meb: Ovicidal
Thia: Ovicidal
Alb: Larvicidal and ovicidal
DOC for echinococcus
Albendazole
Mazzoti reaction is seen in
DEC in filariasis
Ivernmectin in strongyloidiasis
Contraindicated in pregnancy
Mebendazole
Thiabendazole
Contraindicated in patients with hepatic dysfunction
Pyrantel pamoate
Praziquantel is used with _ in treating neurocysticercosis
Corticosteroids
CI of praziquantel
Ocular cystecircosis
Alternative drug for cestode infection
Niclosamide
Kills scolices and cestode segments but has no effect on ova
Niclosamide
Avoid _ with niclosamide
Alcohil consumption for 48h upon administration
Wide activity against nematodes killing adult worms in the colon but not the eggs
Pyrantel pamoate
Causes SJS
Thiabendazole