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Antiparasitics Flashcards

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What are the Antiamebics?

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Metronidazole, Tinidazole, Diloxanide Furoate, Iodoquinol, Paramomycin, Chloroquine, Dehydroemetine, Emetine

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Mixed Luminal and Systemic Antiamebics

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Metronidazole and Tinidazole

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DOC for invasive amebiasis

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Metronidazole; follow with Luminal Agent

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MOA of Metronidazole

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Non-ezymatic reduction by Ferredoxin produces cytotoxic compounds that bind to proteins and DNA, causing cell death

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Clinical applications of Metronidazole

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Part of combination therapy against H. pylori, Giardia lamblia, Trichomonas vaginalis, Anaerobic cocci, Anaerobic Gram negative bacilli

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PK of Metronidazole

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Oral; well distributed (including vaginal and seminal fluids, CSF, breast milk, and saliva); hepatic oxidation and glucuronidation via CYP450 enzymes

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AE of Metronidazole

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Disulfiram-like reaction, dark urine, metallic taste, oral monoliasis, ataxia

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Is Metronidazole safe for use during pregnancy?

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Unknown

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2nd generation Nitroimidazole better tolerated than Metronidazole

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Tinidazole

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Clincal applications of Tinidazole

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Amebiasis, Amebic liver abscess, Giardiasis, and Trichomoniasis

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AE of Tinidazole

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Same as Metronidazole but shorter duration; dark urine, metallic taste, Disulfiram-like reaction, oral monoliasis, ataxia

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Luminal Antiamebics

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Diloxanide Furoate, Iodoquinol, Paramomycin

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DOC for asymptomatic amebiasis

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Diloxanide Furoate

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MOA of Diloxanide Furoate

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Converted to Diloxanide freebase active form in gut

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AE of Diloxanide Furoate

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Mild GI distress

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Used as alternative to Diloxanide Furoate for mild to severe amebic infections

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Iodoquinol

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MOA of Iodoquinol

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Orally active against luminal trophozoite AND cyst forms of E. histolytica

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AE of Iodoquinol

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Optic neuritis with long-term use; rash, diarrhea, peripheral neuropathy

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Aminoglycoside antibiotic active against luminal forms of E.histolytica and tapeworm

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Paramomycin

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Clinical applications of Paramomycin

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Alternative for Cryptosporidiosis in AIDS patient

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MOA of Paramomycin

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Amebicidal; binds to 30S ribosomal subunit to inhibit bacterial protein synthesis; reduces intestinal flora

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AE of Paramomycin

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Arthralgia, GI effects and diarrhea, headaches

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Systemic Antiamebics

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Chloroquine, Emetine, Dehydroemetine

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Indications for Systemic Antiamebics

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Treating liver abscesses or intestinal wall infections

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Clinical applications of Chloroquine

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Used in combination with Metronidazole and Diloxanide Furoate

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MOA of Chloroquine

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Eliminates trophozoites in liver abscesses

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MOA of Emetine and Dehydroemetine

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Block ribosomal movement along mRNA to inhibit protein synthesis

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Indications of Dehydroemetine and Emetine

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Backup drugs for treatment of severe intestinal or hepatic amebiasis

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Clinical applications of Dehydroemetine and Emetine

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Used in combination with luminal agent

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PK of Dehydroemetine and Emetine

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Concentrate in liver –> persist for 1 month; slow metabolism and elimination

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AE of Dehydroemetine and Emetine

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Pain at injection site, Cardiotoxicity, neuromuscular weakness, rash

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Antihelminthics

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Albendazole, Mebendazole, Thiabendazole, Ivermectin, Piperazine, Pyrantel pamoate, Diethylcarbamazine, Doxycycline, Praziquantel, Bithionol, and Niclosamide

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Benzimidazole Antihelminthics

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Albendazole, Mebendazole, and Thiabendazole

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GABA Agonist Antihelminthics

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Ivermectin and Piperazine

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MOA Albendazole and Mebendazole

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Inhibit microtubule synthesis and glucose uptake –> decreased ATP causes worm immobilization and death

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Indications for Albendazole

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Cestodal infections (cysticercosis), Taenia solium, Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid

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PK of Albendazole

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Oral; absorption enhanced by fatty meal;

Extensive first-pass metabolism –> rapid sulfoxidation to active metabolite

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AE of Albendazole

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Hepatotoxicity, agranulocytosis, or pancytopenia with long-term treatment (3 months for Echinococcus)

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Which Benzimidazole is associated with inflammatory responses to dying parasites in the CNS?

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Albendazole; convulsions, hyperthermia, headache, mental changes

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Contraindications of Albendazole

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Pregnancy (Cat. C) and children < 2 yoa

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PK of Mebendazole

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Oral; insoluble in aqueous solution; absorption increases with fatty meals; 1st pass metabolism causes inactive compounds

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How are parasites treated with Mebendazole excreted?

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In the feces

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Contraindications of Mebendazole

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Pregnancy (Cat. C) and patients with cirrhosis, and children < 2 yoa

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AE of Mebendazole

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abdominal pain, headache, diarrhea, and dizziness

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MOA of Thiabendazole

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Inhibits microtubule aggregation

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Indications of Thiabendazole

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Strongyloides stercalis (threadworm), cutaneous larva migrant, and early stage of trichinosis

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PK of Thiabendazole

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Oral; insoluble in water

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Contraindications of Thiabendazole

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Pregnancy (Cat. C), liver or kidney disease

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AE of Thiabendazole

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CNS disturbances (dizziness and seizures), Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Erythema multiforme

50
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Most toxic of Benzimidazoles

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Thiabendazole

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DOC for Strongyloides, Onchocerciasis, and Cutaneous Larva Migrans

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Ivermectin

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MOA of Ivermectin

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GABA agonist; Cl- influx causes hyper polarization of nerve/muscle cell –> paralysis of parasite causes death

53
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PK of Ivermectin

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Oral; does not cross BBB

54
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Mazzotti-like Rxn is associated with which GABA agonist ?

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Ivermectin

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Contraindications of Ivermectin

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Pregnancy (Cat. C), Meningitis (may cross BBB), and concomitant use with other GABAergic drugs (benzodiazepines and barbituates)

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Contraindications of Piperazine

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Patients with seizure disorders

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MOA of Piperazine

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GABA agonist

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Indications of Piperazine

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Alternative treatment for pinworm and round worm infections

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PK of Piperazine

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Expulsion of worm via peristalsis

60
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Indications of Pyrantel pamoate

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Roundworm, pinworm, and hookworm infections

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MOA of Pyrantel pamoate

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Acts as a depolarizing neuromuscular blockade –> Act release and inhibition of Achesterase causes persistent activation of parasite’s nicotinic receptors

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PK of Pyrantel pamoate

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Poor oral absorption –> exerts effects in intestinal tract

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AE of Pyrantel pamoate

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MOA of Diethylcarbamazine

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Immobilizes microfilariae, making them susceptible to host defenses

65
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DOC for Loiasis, Tropical Eosinophilia, and Lymphatic filiarisis

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Diethylcarbamazine

66
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May administer Antihistamines or Steroids with this Antihelminthic agent to decrease AE

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Diethylcarbamazine

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AE of Diethylcarbamazine

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Thought to be due to host responses after damage to/death of parasite: leukocytosis, myalgia, fever, rash, etc.

68
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Tetracycline antibiotic that also is active against Wucheria bancrofti (macrofilaricidal) and Onchocerca volvulus (onchocerciasis)

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Doxycycline

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MOA of Doxycycline

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Acts indirectly by killing Wolbachia, intracellular bacterial symbiont of filarial parasites

70
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Which Antihelminthic drug has the same efficacy as Albendazole when treating Cysticercosis?

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Praziquantel

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DOC for Schistosomiasis and most Trematode and Cestode infections

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Praziquantel

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MOA of Praziquantel

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Increases cell membrane permeability to Ca ==> contracture and paralysis of worm musculature ==> detachment of suckers from blood vessel walls

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PK of Praziquantel

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Oral; extensive first-pass metabolism via CYPs

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Excretion of Praziquantel

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Inactive metabolites excreted in bile and urine

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Drug interactions with Praziquantel are due to?

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CYP450 enzymes

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Contraindications of Praziquantel

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Pregnancy (Cat. B), nursing mothers, treatment of Ocular Cysticercosis (destruction of organism may damage the eye!)

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AE of Praziquantel

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GI upsets, anorexia, drowsiness

78
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DOC for Fasciolis (sheep liver fluke)

79
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Alternative treatment for Pulmonary Paragonimiasis

80
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MOA of Bithionol

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Inhibits parasite’s ETC

81
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2nd line drug for most Cestode infections; however, it is uncommonly used due to efficacy of Praziquantel

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Niclosamide

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MOA of Niclosamide

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Inhibits mitochondrial phosphorylation of ADP and possibly inhibits anaerobic metabolism

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How does Niclosamide affect Cestodes?

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Lethal to Cestode scolex and segments of Cestode but not to ova

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PK of Niclosamide

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Oral; Laxative should be administered prior to Niclosamide purge all dead segments and ova, which may lead to Cysticerosis

85
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What must be avoided within 1 day of dose of Niclosamide

86
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Is Niclosamide safe for use in pregnancy and children < 2 yoa?

87
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DOC for Ascariasis (roundworm)

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Albendazole, Pyrantel pamoate, or Mebendazole

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DOC for Enterobiasis (pinworm)

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Mebendeazole or Pyrantel pamoate

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DOC for Trichuriasis (whipworm)

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Mebendazole or Albendazole

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DOC for Hookworm (N. americanus or A. duodenale)

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Pyrantel pamoate, Mebendazole, or Albendazole

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DOC for Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)

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Ivermectin

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Cutaneous larva migrans (Creeping eruption, dog, and cat hookworm) Ancylostoma sp

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Albendazole or Ivermectin

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DOC for Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke)

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DOC for Schistosomiasis

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Praziquantel

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DOC for Clonorchis sinensis (Oriental liver fluke)

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Praziquantel

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DOC for Paragonimus westermani (lung fluke)

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Praziquantel

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DOC for Echinococcosis - Echinococcus granulosis (dog tapeworm)

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Albendazole

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DOC for Taeniasis - Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)

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Praziquantel or Niclosamide

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DOC for Taeniasis - Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm)

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Praziquantel or Niclosamide

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Cysticercosis (Taenia solium larvae)

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Albendazole or Praziquantel

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DOC for Dyphyllobothriasis - Dyphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm)

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Praziquantel or Niclosamide

102
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DOC for Giardia lamblia and Trichomonas vaginalis

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Metronidazole

103
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Trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness)

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Melarsoprol or Suramin

104
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Treatment of hemolymphatic stage of trypanosomiasis and for Pneumocystis jiroveci

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Pentamidine

105
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DOC Toxoplasmosis (toxoplasmic encephalitis)

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Pyramethamine + Clindamycin or Sulfadiazine or Folinic acid (Leucovorin)

106
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Treatment of Leishmaniasis (all stages)

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Sodium stibogluconate/Amphotercin B

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DOC for Pneumocystis jiroveci

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Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (Cotrimoxazole)

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