ABSTRACT

Parasitic infections such as malaria, schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis and onchoceriasis are the scourge of the tropical countries. Many of the drugs used for the treatment of tropical parasitic infections were introduced more than 30 years ago. Most of these drugs are toxic and have complicated dosage regimens, but, because of the low economic inc

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter |6 pages

Drug recommendations

chapter |5 pages

Albendazole

chapter |4 pages

Amphotericin B

chapter |6 pages

Antimony compounds

chapter |6 pages

Artemisinin and derivatives

chapter |3 pages

Bephenium hydroxynaphthoate

chapter |3 pages

Bithionol

chapter |8 pages

Chloroquine

chapter |3 pages

Dehydroemetine

chapter |7 pages

Diethylcarbamazine

chapter |3 pages

Diloxanide

chapter |4 pages

Eflornithine

chapter |4 pages

Halofantrine

chapter |6 pages

Ivermectin

chapter |4 pages

Levamisole

chapter |4 pages

Mebendazole

chapter |7 pages

Mefloquine

chapter |6 pages

Melarsoprol

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Metrifonate

chapter |6 pages

Metronidazole

chapter |3 pages

Niclosamide

chapter |4 pages

Nifurtimox

chapter |4 pages

Oxamniquine

chapter |6 pages

Pentamidine

chapter |5 pages

Piperazine

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Praziquantel

chapter |4 pages

Primaquine

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Proguanil

chapter |3 pages

Pyrantel

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Pyrimethamine

chapter |2 pages

Pyrvinium Pamoate

(Viprynium Pamoate)

chapter |6 pages

Quinine

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Sulphadoxine

chapter |4 pages

Suramin

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Tetracyclines

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Thiabendazole

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Tinidazole