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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450099303321

Titolo

Handbook of drugs for tropical parasitic infections / / Yakoub Aden Abdi. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Bristol, Pa. : , : Taylor & Francis, , 1995

ISBN

0-429-17889-1

1-4822-7253-9

9786610195640

1-280-19564-9

0-585-46045-0

0-203-21151-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AbdiY. A (Yakoub Aden)

Disciplina

616.9/6061

Soggetti

Antiparasitic agents

Antiprotozoal Agents - therapeutic use

Prasitic Diseases - drug therapy

Tropical Medicine

Handbook

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed. cataloged under author Gustafsson.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgement; Abbreviations; Introduction; Drug recommendations; Albendazole; Amphotericin B; Antimony compounds; Artemisinin and derivatives; Bephenium hydroxynaphthoate; Bithionol; Chloroquine; Dehydroemetine; Diethylcarbamazine; Diloxanide; Eflornithine; Halofantrine; Ivermectin; Levamisole; Mebendazole; Mefloquine; Melarsoprol; Metrifonate; Metronidazole; Niclosamide; Nifurtimox; Oxamniquine; Pentamidine; Piperazine; Praziquantel; Primaquine; Proguanil; Pyrantel; Pyrimethamine; Pyrvinium pamoate; Quinine; Sulphadoxine; Suramin; Tetracyclines

ThiabendazoleTinidazole; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 incentive, pharmaceutical companies have shown little interest in developing new drugs to control diseases prevalent in developing countries.; However, there has been notable progress in research into parasitic diseases and a number of important drugs h