Search results for "ATC|ANTIPARASITIC PRODUCTS, INSECTICIDES AND REPELLENTS|ANTIPROTOZOALS|ANTIMALARIALS" in comments (approximate match)
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CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)
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Artemether is an antimalarial agent used to treat acute uncomplicated malaria. It is administered in combination with lumefantrine for improved efficacy against malaria. Artemether is rapidly metabolized into an active metabolite dihydroartemisinin (...
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CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)
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Mefloquine, sold under the brand names Lariam among others, is a medication used to for the treatment of mild to moderate acute malaria caused by Mefloquineuine-susceptible strains of Plasmodium falciparum (both chloroquine-susceptible and resistant ...
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CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)
Hydroxychloroquine possesses antimalarial properties and also exerts a beneficial effect in lupus erythematosus (chronic discoid or systemic) and acute or chronic rheumatoid arthritis. Although the exact mechanism of action is unknown, it may be base...
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CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)
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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 p...
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CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)
Primaquine is a oral medication used to treat and prevent malaria and to treat Pneumocystis pneumonia. Specifically it is used for malaria due to Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale along with other medications and for prevention if other options c...
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CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)
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Proguanil is a prophylactic antimalarial drug, which works by stopping the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, from reproducing once it is in the red blood cells. Proguanil in combination with atovaquone are marked under the...
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CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)
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Quinine soluble salts possess the extremely bitter taste, that may have a perplexing problem especially to children. That is why the most common combinations which are administered in this way are the sulphate, salicylate, tannate and certain esters....
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CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)
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Halofantrine is a blood schizonticidal antimalarial agent with no apparent action on the sporozoite, gametocyte or hepatic stages of the infection. It is used only to treat but not to prevent malaria. Has been marketed by GlaxoSmithKline as HALFAN (h...
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CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)
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Amodiaquine is a medication used to treat malaria, including Plasmodium falciparum malaria when uncomplicated. The mechanism of plasmodicidal action of amodiaquine is not completely certain. Like other quinoline derivatives, it is thought to inhibit ...
Arterolane is an anti-malarial drug developed by Ranbaxy Laboratories. Arterolane belongs to peroxidic antimalarial compounds. Upon administration, the drug is activated by heme of hemoglobin digested by malarial parasite. Activation produces free ra...