Pyrimethamine | pharmacology | Britannica (original) (raw)
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antiprotozoal drugs
In antiprotozoal drug … sulfate, often in combination with pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine, or with artemisinin, in combination with agents such as mefloquine or amodiaquine. A high level of quinine in the plasma frequently is associated with cinchonism, a mild adverse reaction associated with such symptoms as a ringing noise in the ears (tinnitus), headache,… Read More
use in malaria treatment
In malaria: Treatment …are chloroquine, a combination of pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine, mefloquine, primaquine, and artemisinin—the latter a derivative of Artemisia annua, a type of wormwood whose dried leaves have been used against malarial fevers since ancient times in China. All of these drugs destroy the Read More
