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Antiprotozoal Drugs
Kaplan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DOC for Leishmaniasis | Stibogluconate |
| DOC for Trypanosomiasis | Nifurtimox (Chagas’ disease) Arsenicals (African) |
| DOC for Giardisis | Metronidazole |
| DOC for Trichomoniasis | Metronidazole |
| DOC of Amebiasis | Metronidazole |
| DOC of Toxoplasmosis | Pyrimethamine + Sulfadiazine (TMP-SMX) |
| What are the Antimalarial drugs in Chloroquine sensitive regions? | Chloroquine+ Primaquine (prophylaxis) |
| What are the Antimalarial drugs in Chloroquine resistant region? | Atovaquone- proguanil |
| What are the side effects of Antimatter;aerial drugs? (2) | 1.Hemolytic anemia in G6PD deficiency 2. Cinchonism (Quine) —> GI upset, ocular dysfunction + ringing of the ear |
| What are the classes of antibiotics that cause hemolytic anemia in G6PD deficiency? (2) | 1. Sulfonamides 2. Quines |
| What are the drugs for Helmethic infections (Nematodes)? (2) | 1. Albendazole, Mebendazole 2. Pyrantel pamoate |
| MOA of Albendazole | DECREASE glucose uptake and DECREASE microtubular structure |
| MOA of Pyrantel pamoate? | Nm agonist —> spasticity paralysis |
| DOC for treatment of custodies and trematodes? | Praziquantel (increase Calcium influx, increase vacuolization) |