Details
Stereochemistry | ACHIRAL |
Molecular Formula | C12H13ClN4.H3O4P |
Molecular Weight | 346.707 |
Optical Activity | NONE |
Defined Stereocenters | 0 / 0 |
E/Z Centers | 0 |
Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
SMILES
OP(O)(O)=O.CCC1=C(C(N)=NC(N)=N1)C2=CC=C(Cl)C=C2
InChI
InChIKey=PILGLRCXWYDHSE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C12H13ClN4.H3O4P/c1-2-9-10(11(14)17-12(15)16-9)7-3-5-8(13)6-4-7;1-5(2,3)4/h3-6H,2H2,1H3,(H4,14,15,16,17);(H3,1,2,3,4)
DescriptionCurator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9554869
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9554869
Pyrimethamine, sold under the trade name Daraprim, is one of the folic acid antagonists that is used as an antimalarial or with a sulfonamide to treat toxoplasmosis. In addition it was approved in Chemoprophylaxis of Malaria. However, resistance to pyrimethamine is prevalent worldwide. It is not suitable as a prophylactic agent for travelers to most areas. Pyrimethamine is well absorbed with peak levels occurring between 2 to 6 hours following administration. It is eliminated slowly and has a plasma half-life of approximately 96 hours. Pyrimethamine is 87% bound to human plasma proteins. Pyrimethamine acts by selectively inhibiting malarial dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase and the rationale for its therapeutic action is based on the differential requirement between host and parasite for nucleic acid precursors involved in growth. This activity is highly selective against plasmodia and Toxoplasma gondii. Pyrimethamine possesses blood schizonticidal and some tissue schizonticidal activity against malaria parasites of humans. The action of pyrimethamine against Toxoplasma gondii is greatly enhanced when used in conjunction with sulfonamides.
CNS Activity
Approval Year
Targets
Primary Target | Pharmacology | Condition | Potency |
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Target ID: CHEMBL1939 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9554869 |
1.5 nM [Ki] |
Conditions
Condition | Modality | Targets | Highest Phase | Product |
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Curative | DARAPRIM Approved UseTreatment of Toxoplasmosis: DARAPRIM is indicated for the treatment of toxoplasmosis when used conjointly with a sulfonamide, since synergism exists with this combination. Treatment of Acute Malaria: DARAPRIM is also indicated for the treatment of acute malaria. It should not be used alone to treat acute malaria. Fast-acting schizonticides such as chloroquine or quinine are indicated and preferable for the treatment of acute malaria. However, conjoint use of DARAPRIM with a sulfonamide (e.g., sulfadoxine) will initiate transmission control and suppression of susceptible strains of plasmodia. Chemoprophylaxis of Malaria: DARAPRIM is indicated for the chemoprophylaxis of malaria due to susceptible strains of plasmodia. However, resistance to pyrimethamine is prevalent worldwide. It is not suitable as a prophylactic agent for travelers to most areas. Launch Date1953 |
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Curative | DARAPRIM Approved UseTreatment of Toxoplasmosis: DARAPRIM is indicated for the treatment of toxoplasmosis when used conjointly with a sulfonamide, since synergism exists with this combination. Treatment of Acute Malaria: DARAPRIM is also indicated for the treatment of acute malaria. It should not be used alone to treat acute malaria. Fast-acting schizonticides such as chloroquine or quinine are indicated and preferable for the treatment of acute malaria. However, conjoint use of DARAPRIM with a sulfonamide (e.g., sulfadoxine) will initiate transmission control and suppression of susceptible strains of plasmodia. Chemoprophylaxis of Malaria: DARAPRIM is indicated for the chemoprophylaxis of malaria due to susceptible strains of plasmodia. However, resistance to pyrimethamine is prevalent worldwide. It is not suitable as a prophylactic agent for travelers to most areas. Launch Date1953 |
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Preventing | DARAPRIM Approved UseTreatment of Toxoplasmosis: DARAPRIM is indicated for the treatment of toxoplasmosis when used conjointly with a sulfonamide, since synergism exists with this combination. Treatment of Acute Malaria: DARAPRIM is also indicated for the treatment of acute malaria. It should not be used alone to treat acute malaria. Fast-acting schizonticides such as chloroquine or quinine are indicated and preferable for the treatment of acute malaria. However, conjoint use of DARAPRIM with a sulfonamide (e.g., sulfadoxine) will initiate transmission control and suppression of susceptible strains of plasmodia. Chemoprophylaxis of Malaria: DARAPRIM is indicated for the chemoprophylaxis of malaria due to susceptible strains of plasmodia. However, resistance to pyrimethamine is prevalent worldwide. It is not suitable as a prophylactic agent for travelers to most areas. Launch Date1953 |
Cmax
Value | Dose | Co-administered | Analyte | Population |
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2.059 μg/mL EXPERIMENT https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8726001 |
50 mg 1 times / day steady-state, oral dose: 50 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: STEADY-STATE co-administered: Zidovudine |
PYRIMETHAMINE plasma | Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN |
AUC
Value | Dose | Co-administered | Analyte | Population |
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502.9 μg × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8726001 |
50 mg 1 times / day steady-state, oral dose: 50 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: STEADY-STATE co-administered: Zidovudine |
PYRIMETHAMINE plasma | Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN |
T1/2
Value | Dose | Co-administered | Analyte | Population |
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190.56 h EXPERIMENT https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8726001 |
50 mg 1 times / day steady-state, oral dose: 50 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: STEADY-STATE co-administered: Zidovudine |
PYRIMETHAMINE plasma | Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN |
Funbound
Value | Dose | Co-administered | Analyte | Population |
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13% |
PYRIMETHAMINE plasma | Homo sapiens population: UNKNOWN age: UNKNOWN sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN |
Doses
Dose | Population | Adverse events |
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1.625 g single, oral Overdose Dose: 1.625 g Route: oral Route: single Dose: 1.625 g Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 1 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 1 Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Disc. AE: Vomiting, Convulsions... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Vomiting Sources: Page: p.19Convulsions (severe) Cyanosis |
625 mg single, oral Overdose Dose: 625 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 625 mg Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 1 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 1 Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Disc. AE: Convulsions, Respiratory failure... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Convulsions Sources: Page: p.19Respiratory failure (grade 5) |
1.2 g single, oral Overdose Dose: 1.2 g Route: oral Route: single Dose: 1.2 g Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Disc. AE: Cyanosis, Vomiting... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Cyanosis Sources: Page: p.19Vomiting (severe) Convulsions Apnoea Haematemesis Cardiac failure (grade 5) |
400 mg single, oral Overdose Dose: 400 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 400 mg Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Disc. AE: Convulsions, Vomiting... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Convulsions (severe) Sources: Page: p.19Vomiting Cyanosis Collapse |
625 mg single, oral Overdose Dose: 625 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 625 mg Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 3 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 3 Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Disc. AE: Convulsions, Unconsciousness... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Convulsions (grade 5) Sources: Page: p.19Unconsciousness (grade 5) |
300 mg single, oral (min) Overdose Dose: 300 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 300 mg Sources: Page: p.3 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Toxoplasmosis Sources: Page: p.3 |
Disc. AE: Convulsions, Abdominal pain... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Convulsions Sources: Page: p.3Abdominal pain Nausea Vomiting (severe) Excitability Respiratory depression (grade 5) Circulatory collapse (grade 5) |
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (max) Recommended Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day Sources: Page: p.2 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Toxoplasmosis Sources: Page: p.2 |
Disc. AE: Folate deficiency... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Folate deficiency Sources: Page: p.2 |
AEs
AE | Significance | Dose | Population |
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Cyanosis | Disc. AE | 1.625 g single, oral Overdose Dose: 1.625 g Route: oral Route: single Dose: 1.625 g Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 1 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 1 Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Vomiting | Disc. AE | 1.625 g single, oral Overdose Dose: 1.625 g Route: oral Route: single Dose: 1.625 g Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 1 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 1 Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Convulsions | severe Disc. AE |
1.625 g single, oral Overdose Dose: 1.625 g Route: oral Route: single Dose: 1.625 g Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 1 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 1 Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Convulsions | Disc. AE | 625 mg single, oral Overdose Dose: 625 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 625 mg Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 1 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 1 Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Respiratory failure | grade 5 Disc. AE |
625 mg single, oral Overdose Dose: 625 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 625 mg Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 1 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 1 Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Apnoea | Disc. AE | 1.2 g single, oral Overdose Dose: 1.2 g Route: oral Route: single Dose: 1.2 g Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Convulsions | Disc. AE | 1.2 g single, oral Overdose Dose: 1.2 g Route: oral Route: single Dose: 1.2 g Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Cyanosis | Disc. AE | 1.2 g single, oral Overdose Dose: 1.2 g Route: oral Route: single Dose: 1.2 g Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Haematemesis | Disc. AE | 1.2 g single, oral Overdose Dose: 1.2 g Route: oral Route: single Dose: 1.2 g Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Cardiac failure | grade 5 Disc. AE |
1.2 g single, oral Overdose Dose: 1.2 g Route: oral Route: single Dose: 1.2 g Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Vomiting | severe Disc. AE |
1.2 g single, oral Overdose Dose: 1.2 g Route: oral Route: single Dose: 1.2 g Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Collapse | Disc. AE | 400 mg single, oral Overdose Dose: 400 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 400 mg Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Cyanosis | Disc. AE | 400 mg single, oral Overdose Dose: 400 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 400 mg Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Vomiting | Disc. AE | 400 mg single, oral Overdose Dose: 400 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 400 mg Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Convulsions | severe Disc. AE |
400 mg single, oral Overdose Dose: 400 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 400 mg Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 2 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 2 Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Convulsions | grade 5 Disc. AE |
625 mg single, oral Overdose Dose: 625 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 625 mg Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 3 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 3 Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Unconsciousness | grade 5 Disc. AE |
625 mg single, oral Overdose Dose: 625 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 625 mg Sources: Page: p.19 |
healthy, 3 n = 1 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 3 Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: Page: p.19 |
Abdominal pain | Disc. AE | 300 mg single, oral (min) Overdose Dose: 300 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 300 mg Sources: Page: p.3 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Toxoplasmosis Sources: Page: p.3 |
Convulsions | Disc. AE | 300 mg single, oral (min) Overdose Dose: 300 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 300 mg Sources: Page: p.3 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Toxoplasmosis Sources: Page: p.3 |
Excitability | Disc. AE | 300 mg single, oral (min) Overdose Dose: 300 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 300 mg Sources: Page: p.3 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Toxoplasmosis Sources: Page: p.3 |
Nausea | Disc. AE | 300 mg single, oral (min) Overdose Dose: 300 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 300 mg Sources: Page: p.3 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Toxoplasmosis Sources: Page: p.3 |
Circulatory collapse | grade 5 Disc. AE |
300 mg single, oral (min) Overdose Dose: 300 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 300 mg Sources: Page: p.3 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Toxoplasmosis Sources: Page: p.3 |
Respiratory depression | grade 5 Disc. AE |
300 mg single, oral (min) Overdose Dose: 300 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 300 mg Sources: Page: p.3 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Toxoplasmosis Sources: Page: p.3 |
Vomiting | severe Disc. AE |
300 mg single, oral (min) Overdose Dose: 300 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 300 mg Sources: Page: p.3 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Toxoplasmosis Sources: Page: p.3 |
Folate deficiency | Disc. AE | 75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (max) Recommended Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day Sources: Page: p.2 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Toxoplasmosis Sources: Page: p.2 |
Overview
CYP3A4 | CYP2C9 | CYP2D6 | hERG |
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OverviewOther
Other Inhibitor | Other Substrate | Other Inducer |
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Drug as perpetrator
Target | Modality | Activity | Metabolite | Clinical evidence |
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inconclusive [Activation 10 uM] | ||||
inconclusive [Activation 39.8107 uM] | ||||
inconclusive [Activation 5.0119 uM] | ||||
inconclusive [Activation 7.9433 uM] | ||||
inconclusive [Activation >10 uM] | ||||
no [Activation >10 uM] | ||||
Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12451431/ |
no | |||
no | ||||
weak [IC50 200.1 uM] | ||||
yes [IC50 0.131 uM] | ||||
yes [IC50 1.8 uM] | ||||
yes [IC50 4.55 uM] | ||||
yes [IC50 45.1 uM] | ||||
yes | ||||
yes |
Drug as victim
Target | Modality | Activity | Metabolite | Clinical evidence |
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no |
PubMed
Title | Date | PubMed |
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[Pyrimethamine-induced megaloblatic anemia in florid toxoplasmosis]. | 1976 Feb 13 |
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Resolution of acute renal failure in toxoplasmic encephalitis despite continuance of sulfadiazine. | 1990 Jul-Aug |
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In vitro and in vivo effects of doxycycline on Toxoplasma gondii. | 1990 May |
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Pneumocystis carinii dihydrofolate reductase used to screen potential antipneumocystis drugs. | 1991 Jul |
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Evaluation of the effect of drugs on the cyst form of Toxoplasma gondii. | 1991 Jul |
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Activity of minocycline against Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice. | 1991 May |
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Sulfadiazine-induced crystalluria in AIDS patients with toxoplasma encephalitis. | 1991 May |
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[Malaria vector control in Cameroon: past, present, future. Reflections]. | 2001 Jul |
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[Toxoplasmosis in sick persons]. | 2002 |
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[Therapeutic potential of protein kinase CK2 modulators]. | 2002 |
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Antiprotozoals effective in vitro against the scuticociliate fish pathogen Philasterides dicentrarchi. | 2002 Jun 3 |
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Hypersensitivity syndrome associated with dapsone/pyrimethamine (Maloprim) antimalaria chemoprophylaxis. | 2002 May |
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Selection of drugs to test the specificity of the Tg.AC assay by screening for induction of the gadd153 promoter in vitro. | 2003 Aug |
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[Disulone]. | 2004 Dec |
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Evolution of resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Plasmodium falciparum. | 2004 Jun |
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Patterns of resistance and DHFR/DHPS genotypes of Plasmodium falciparum in rural Tanzania prior to the adoption of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine as first-line treatment. | 2004 Jun |
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Dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome masquerading as a viral exanthem: three cases and a mini-review. | 2004 May |
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Pyrimethamine (2,4-diamino-5-p-chlorophenyl-6-ethylpyrimidine) induces apoptosis of freshly isolated human T lymphocytes, bypassing CD95/Fas molecule but involving its intrinsic pathway. | 2005 Dec |
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Prediction of genotoxicity of chemical compounds by statistical learning methods. | 2005 Jun |
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Sulfadiazine-related obstructive urinary tract lithiasis: an unusual cause of acute renal failure after kidney transplantation. | 2005 May |
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Malaria in Kenya's western highlands. | 2005 Sep |
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[The colorful clinical spectrum of cerebral toxoplasmosis in five HIV positive cases: what comes out of Pandora's box?]. | 2006 Jan-Apr |
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Drug resistance to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Mlimba, Tanzania. | 2006 Oct 31 |
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Pyrimethamine treatment does not ameliorate lymphoproliferation or autoimmune disease in MRL/lpr-/- mice or in patients with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome. | 2007 Dec |
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In silico prediction of pregnane X receptor activators by machine learning approaches. | 2007 Jan |
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Suppression of telomerase activity by pyrimethamine: implication to cancer. | 2007 Oct |
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Update on the treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis. | 2009 |
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Factors related to compliance to anti-malarial drug combination: example of amodiaquine/sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine among children in rural Senegal. | 2009 Jun 4 |
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Antifolate activity of pyrimethamine enhances temozolomide-induced cytotoxicity in melanoma cells. | 2009 May |
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Self-reported data: a major tool to assess compliance with anti-malarial combination therapy among children in Senegal. | 2009 Nov 17 |
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Active case detection, treatment of falciparum malaria with combined chloroquine and sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine and vivax malaria with chloroquine and molecular markers of anti-malarial resistance in the Republic of Vanuatu. | 2010 Apr 6 |
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Cost effectiveness of seasonal intermittent preventive treatment using amodiaquine & artesunate or sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in Ghanaian children. | 2010 Aug 17 |
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Images in clinical tropical medicine. Pseudochondritis in leprosy. | 2010 Dec |
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Turning science into health solutions: KEMRI's challenges as Kenya's health product pathfinder. | 2010 Dec 13 |
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Original quinazoline derivatives displaying antiplasmodial properties. | 2010 Feb |
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The human proton-coupled folate transporter (hPCFT): modulation of intestinal expression and function by drugs. | 2010 Feb |
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Cerebellar toxoplasmosis in HIV/AIDS: a case report. | 2010 Mar-Apr |
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Structure-activity relationships of carbocyclic 6-benzylthioinosine analogues as subversive substrates of Toxoplasma gondii adenosine kinase. | 2010 May 15 |
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Evaluation of the effect of pyrimethamine, an anti-malarial drug, on HIV-1 replication. | 2010 Nov |
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Pyrimethamine induces oxidative stress in Plasmodium yoelii 17XL-infected mice: a novel immunomodulatory mechanism of action for an old antimalarial drug? | 2010 Nov |
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Crystal structure of β-hexosaminidase B in complex with pyrimethamine, a potential pharmacological chaperone. | 2011 Mar 10 |
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Antiplasmodial and analgesic activities of Clausena anisata. | 2012 Mar |
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Palmitate increases the susceptibility of cells to drug-induced toxicity: an in vitro method to identify drugs with potential contraindications in patients with metabolic disease. | 2012 Oct |
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Malarial dihydrofolate reductase as a paradigm for drug development against a resistance-compromised target. | 2012 Oct 16 |
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Identification of a new chemical class of antimalarials. | 2012 Sep 1 |
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In vitro and in vivo characterization of the antimalarial lead compound SSJ-183 in Plasmodium models. | 2013 |
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A new protoberberine alkaloid from Meconopsis simplicifolia (D. Don) Walpers with potent antimalarial activity against a multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum strain. | 2013 Dec 12 |
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Male and female Plasmodium falciparum mature gametocytes show different responses to antimalarial drugs. | 2013 Jul |
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Toxoplasma gondii: the effect of fluconazole combined with sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine against acute toxoplasmosis in murine model. | 2013 Mar |
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Antimycobacterial activity of nitrogen heterocycles derivatives: bipyridine derivatives. Part III. | 2014 Mar 3 |
Patents
Sample Use Guides
Toxoplasmosis: The adult starting dose is 50 to 75 mg of the drug daily, together with 1 to 4 g daily of a sulfonamide of the sulfapyrimidine type, e.g., sulfadoxine. This dosage is ordinarily continued for 1 to 3 weeks, depending on the response of the patient and tolerance to therapy. The dosage may then be reduced to about one half that previously given for each drug and continued for an additional 4 to 5 weeks.
The pediatric dosage of DARAPRIM (PYRIMETHAMINE) is 1 mg/kg/day divided into 2 equal daily doses; after 2 to 4 days this dose may be reduced to one half and continued for approximately 1 month. The usual pediatric sulfonamide dosage is used in conjunction with DARAPRIM.
Treatment of Acute Malaria: at a dosage of 25 mg daily for 2 days with a sulfonamide will initiate transmission control and suppression of non-falciparum malaria. The adult dosage for acute malaria is 50 mg for 2 days; children 4 through 10 years old may be given 25 mg daily for 2 days. In any event, clinical cure should be followed by the once-weekly regimen described below for chemoprophylaxis. Regimens which include suppression should be extended through any characteristic periods of early recrudescence and late relapse, i.e., for at least 10 weeks in each case.
For Chemoprophylaxis of Malaria: Adults and pediatric patients over 10 years — 25 mg (1 tablet) once weekly. Children 4 through 10 years — 12.5 mg (1/2 tablet) once weekly. Infants and children under 4 years — 6.25 mg (1/4 tablet) once weekly.
Route of Administration:
Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18392083
Curator's Comment: The cytotoxic influence of Pyrimethamine on prostate cell line was investigated using an in vitro colometric assay. Cytotoxicity analysis of pyrimethamine revealed a dose-dependent fashion. An apoptotic influence of pyrimethamine was also confirmed by data obtained from TUNEL assay. Dose-dependent inhibitory effect on matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) was seen in pyrimethamine. A potent inhibitory effect of pyrimethamine was also established by data achieved from TRAPeze telomerase detection kit.
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