Antihelminthics Flashcards
What are Nematodes
Roundworms
Complete digestive system
What are Trematodes
Flatworms
What are Cestodes
Flat and segmented
No digestive system so attach to host intestine
What are the Antihelminthics
Albendazole Mebendazole Thiabendazole Ivermectin Piperazine Pyrantel pamoate Diethylcarbamazine Doxycycline Praziquantel Bithionol Niclosamide
What are the Benzimidazoles
Albendazole
Mebendazole
Thiabendazole
Benzimidazoles and pregnancy
Category C
Contraindicated
Which Antihelmenthics inhibit MT synth and glucose uptake
Albendazole
Mebendazole
Which Antihelminthic inhibits MT aggregation
Thiabendazole
Which Antihelminthics are GABA agonists
Ivermectin
Piperazine
Which Antihelminthic is a depolarizing parasite Neuromuscular blocker
Pyrantel pamoate
What do you give for cestodes
Albendazole
What are cestodes that Albendazole can kill
Cysticercosis
Taenia solium
Visceral larva migrans
Echinococcus granulosis
What can happen when you treat with Albendazole
Dying parasites ignite an inflammatory response in the CNS
How do you enhance Albendazole absorption
Give with high fat meals
What are the Albendazole AE
HA, nausea
Hepatotoxicity
Agranulocytosis
Pancytopenia
What does Mebendazole act on
Whipworm [Trichuris trichiura]
Pinworm [Enterobius vermicularis]
Hookworms [N.americanus, A. duodenale]
Roundworm [Ascariasis lumbricoides]
How do you improve Mebendazole absorption
High fat meal
When should you use Mebendazole with caution
Cirrhosis
What are the Mebendazole AE
Abd pain
Diarrhea
HA
Dizziness
What is the most toxic Benzimidazole
Thiabendazole
What do you use Thiabendazole for
Threadworm (Strongyloides)
CLM
Early trichinosis
How do you improve Thiabendazole absorption
High fat meal