Antiprotozoal Agents Flashcards
Treatment of intestinal amebiasis
Iodoquinol
Long term A/E of Iodoquinol
optic neuritis and peripheral neuropathy
Agent of choice for C. difficile infections
Metronidazole
Used for tx of dysentery, giardiasis, trichomoniasis and active against all anaerobic cocci, G(-)
Metronidazole
T or F. Metronidazole is stable for IV preparation.
False
Metronidazole is UNSTABLE for IV preparation. Reconstituted needed
Treatment of asymptomatic carriers of E. histolytica, giardia cysts, and extraintestinal amebiasis
Diloxanide
Agent of choice for prophylactic infections of P. carinii
Pentamidine isethionate
True or False. Pentamidine isethionate can be use as an alternative for Suramin in African sleeping disease, Kala-Azar, Babesiosi.
True
Second line tx of Cotrimoxazole intolerant mild-moderate P. carinii infections. Also treats P. carinii, T. gondi
Atovaquone
An amebicidal Ipecac protoplasmic poison and used for the treatment of invasive, instestinal amebiasis, amebic abscess, amebic hepatitis, balantidial, fluke infestation
Emetine
This the only active agent agent against T. cruzi
Nifurtimox
Known as Ordinyl and used to treat African sleeping sickness, and meningoencephalic stage of T. brucei
Eflornithine
MOA of Eflornithine
Enzyme activated inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase.
Treatment of Chagas disease
Benznidazole
Adverse effects of Benznidazole
Peripheral neuropathy, bone marrow suppression