Antiprotozoan and Antihelminthic Agents Flashcards
Chemoprophylaxis for malaria?
Chloroquine
Tx of Plasmodium falciparum and erythrocytic form of P. vivax and P. ovale?
Chloroquine
Tx of drug-resistant P. falciparum?
Quinine and mefloquine
Tx for Babesia microti?
Quinine
Tx for hepatic forms of P. vivax and P. ovale?
Primaquine
Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia?
Pentamidine
Tx for T. cruzi infection?
Nifurtimox
Tx for early T. brucei infection?
Suramin
Tx for late T. brucei infection?
Melarsoprol
Tx of leishmaniasis?
Sodium stibogluconate
Tx for river blindness (Onchocerciasis)?
Ivermectin
Tx for whipworm, hookworm, roundworm, pinworm?
-bendazole
Tx for hookworm, roundworm, and pinworm when -bendazoles do not work?
Pyrantel pamoate
Tx for schistosomiasis, neurocysticercosis, hydatid dz, and tapeworms?
Praziquantel
Inhibits heme metabolism?
Chloroquine
Causes GI upset, pruritis, visual changes, and ECG changes?
Chloroquine
Causes hemolytic anemia in G6PD deficient pts?
Primaquine
Activates GABA receptors leading to worm paralysis and death?
Ivermectin
Inhibits microtubules synthesis and function?
-bendazole
Activates parasitic nicotinic receptors, causing worm paralysis?
Pyrantel pamoate
Increases cell Ca uptake, causing parasite contraction and paralysis?
Praziquantel