Antiparasitics Flashcards
What are the goals of antiparasitic agents?
What are the classifications of antiparasitic?
Describe metronidazole MOA, AE & DOC
What’s the use of Tinidazole?
How do we treat asymptomatic intestinal giardiasis and trichomoniasis?
What’s the DOC & alternate drug form for mild-moderate intestinal disease?
DOC: Diloxanide furoate + metronidazole
Alternative: Diloxanide furoate/tinidazole/ tetracycline/ erythromycin
What’s the DOC & alternate drug form for severe intestinal disease?
DOC: Diloxanide furoate
Alternative: Diloxanide furoate/emetine/ dihydroemetine/ tetracycline
What’s the DOC & alternate drug form for hepatic abscess & other extraintestinal ?
DOC: Diloxanide furoate + metronidazole/ tinidazole
Alternative: Diloxanide furoate/emetine/ dihydroemetine/ chloroquine
How do we treat toxoplasma gondii?
How do we treat cryptosporidiosis?
How do we treat giardiasis?
How do we treat trichmoniasis?
How do we treat primary amebic meningoencephalitis?
How do we treat leishmaniasis?
How do we treat African sleeping sickness ?
How do we treat Chagas’ disease?
How do we treat babesiosis?
What are antihelmenthic agents used to treat?
Discuss Benzimidazoles, what are the used for?
Discuss ivermectin, what are the used for?
Discuss diethylcarbamazine, what are the used for?
Discuss pyrantel pamoate, what are the used for?
Discuss praziquantel, what are the used for?
Discuss Niclosamide, what are the used for?
How do we treat Ascaris lumbricoides?
How do we treat hookworms?
How do we treat trichinella spiralis?
How do we treat trichinella trichuria?
How do we treat Enterobius vermicularis?
How do we treat toxocara camis and toxocara cati?
How do we treat strongyloides stercoralis?
How do we treat onchocera volvulus?
How do we treat loa-loa?
How do we treat lymphatic filaria?
How do we treat schistomas?
How do we treat Clonorchis sinensis?
How do we treat Taenia saginata?
How do we treat Taenia solium?
How do we treat cysticercosis?
How do we treat Diphyllobothrium?
How do we treat echinococcus granulosus and echinococcus multilocularis?
Albendazole (akbendazoe and mebendazole will be most common answers on 3xam