ANTIPROTOZOAL DRUGS and INSECTICIDES

List all drugs that treat trypanosomiasis:

Benznidazole

Elfornithine

Melarsoprol

Nifurtimox

Pentamidine

Suramin

what is the brand name for benznidazole?

Radanil

what is the brand name for pentamidine?

Nebupent

what is the brand name for suramin?

Germanin

List all drugs that treat giardiasis:

Metronidazole

Nitazoxanide

Tinidazole

what is the brand name for metronidazole?

Flagyl

what is the brand name for nitazoxanide?

Alinia

what is the innovator name for tinidazole?

Tindamax

List all drugs that treat leishmaniasis:

Miltefosine

Sodium stibogluconate

what is the brand name for miltefosine?

impavido

A type of amoebecides that act on the parasite in the lumen of the bowle

Luminal Amoebicides

A type of amoebecides that are effective against amoebas in the intestinalwall and the liver

Systemic Amoebecides

A type of amoebecides that are effective against both luminal and systemic amoebas; are used because luminal conc are too low for single drug tx

Mixed Amoebecides

List drugs under luminal amoebecides:

Iodoquinol

Paromycin

what is the brand name for iodoquinol?

Yodoxin

what is the brand name for paromycin?

Humatin

List drugs under systemic amoebecides:

Chloroquine

Dehydroemetine

What is the brand name Choloroquine?

Aralen

List drugs under mixed amoebecides:

Tinidazole
Metronidazole

Is an insecticide that is very toxic with a MOA:
kill insect after absorption of a very small amount due to nervous system damage and seizures

Chlorophenothane

Is the component of Chlorophenothane; are chemically stable and degraded in the environment and body at extremely slow rates

DDT - Dichlor-diphenyl-trichlorethane

in humans, ddt causes __________ only after absorption of very large amounts

neurotoxicity

Chlorophenonthane is a highly lipophilic subs that accumulates in __________; thus is banned in many countries

fat-tissue

Is an insecticide that exerts neurotoxic action in insects

Lindane

an insecticide that is active against Sarcoptes scabies

Lindane

Lindane is an active gamma isomer of ___________

Hexachlorohexane

an insecticide that is a synthetic pyrethroid that exhibits antiendopaasitic activity

Permethrin