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malaria
plasmodium vivax, p.malariae, p.ovale, p.falciparum
tissue schizonticides
primaquine:
s/e GIT, anemia (G6PD)
doc: radical cure for p.vivax/ovale
blood chizonticides
chloroquine/quinen,mefloquine, pryimethamine
inhibit dihydrofolate reductase
DOC: toxoplasmosis
given in combo with sulfonamides
chloroquine
-enters and destroys RBC'Smost widely used drug
-mech: inhibits polymerase
doc: extra int. amebiasis(liver abscess)/ prophylaxis (p.falciparum)
C/I: psoriasis, porphyria
quinine
doc: cerebral malaria, resistant cases
s/e: cinchonism
mefloquine
given to patients resistant to chloroquine
half life:17 days
doc: chloroquine resistant cases
ci: do not use with quinine and beta blockers
amoebiasis
diloxanide furoate, paramomycin
systemic amebicides
emetine, dehydroemetine, chloroquine
mixed amebicides
metronidazole
s/e: GIT metallic taste
giardiasis
oral quinacrine; mc in usa
tape work:
prior laxative admin needed
prior laxative admin needed
niclosamide trematodes praziquantel
nematodes
mebendazole albendazole
26 yr old student traveling in india with right upper quadrant discomfort and is diagnosed with amebic liver abscess. the drug of choice is
metronidazole
32 year old woman is diagnosed with P.vivax
choloquin not effective because
the hepatic resivoir of Pvivax is not killed by chlororquine
nausea cramps, child with giardiasis in day care?
primaquine- p.vivax
which of the following drug treatment is recommended for severe multi drug resistance falciparum malaria
methicillin (multi drug resistance means all the 1st line drug is given and therefore they need to give 2nd line drug)
32 yr old african america with urge to urinate has burning pain upon urination. urine has ecoli. hx of fatigue, jaundice and was given primaquine at that time- why?
p.vivax- malaria
4 year old child who spends 6 days a week in day care has nausea/flatulence, ab cramp and bad smelling stool with giardia lamblia. what is the treatment?
quinacrine
chorquine would not be effective in producing radical cure in patient because
hepatic reservoir of p.vivax is not killed by chloroquine
clinical use of quinine
parentral treatment for cerebral malaria, oral treatment for chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria and management with other drugs for acute p.falciparum resistant malarial attacks
faster drug absorption by
lung
most important factor influencing drug absortpion rate following IM injection?
injection site blood flow