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List of drugs used to treat schistosomiasis information


A schistosomicide is a drug used to combat schistosomiasis.[1]

  1. ^ Schistosomicides at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

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List of drugs used to treat schistosomiasis

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A schistosomicide is a drug used to combat schistosomiasis. Examples listed in MeSH include: amoscanate arteether artemether chloroxylenol hycanthone lucanthone...

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Schistosomiasis

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but only 88 million people were actually treated for schistosomiasis. Schistosomiasis is named for the genus of parasitic flatworm Schistosoma, a term which...

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Schistosoma mansoni

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(mesenteric veins) near the human intestine. It causes intestinal schistosomiasis (similar to S. japonicum, S. mekongi, S. guineensis, and S. intercalatum)...

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Praziquantel

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amphibians, reptiles, and fish. In humans specifically, it is used to treat schistosomiasis, clonorchiasis, opisthorchiasis, tapeworm infections, cysticercosis...

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Neglected tropical diseases

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Inexpensive praziquantel can be used to treat individuals with schistosomiasis, but it cannot prevent reinfection. The cost of prevention is US$0.32 per child...

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Oxamniquine

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medication used to treat schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni. Praziquantel, however, is often the preferred treatment. It is given by mouth and used as...

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Pharmacotherapy

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drug therapy, is defined as medical treatment that utilizes one or more pharmaceutical drugs to improve ongoing symptoms (symptomatic relief), treat the...

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List of infectious diseases

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of SARS vaccines and therapeutics is still needed". Future Virology. 8 (1): 1–2. doi:10.2217/fvl.12.126. PMC 7079997. PMID 32201503. "Schistosomiasis"...

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Mass deworming

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and schistosomiasis in areas with a high prevalence of these conditions. It involves treating everyone – often all children who attend schools, using existing...

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Metrifonate

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areas that are not accessible to animals, it also used to control harvester ants. It can be used to treat schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium...

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Antimicrobial

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of bacteria, fungi, parasites and some viruses to multiple existing agents. Antibacterials are among the most commonly used drugs and among the drugs...

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Artemether

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also be used in treating and preventing trematode infections of schistosomiasis when used in combination with praziquantel. Artemether is rated category...

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List of withdrawn drugs

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Drugs or medicines may be withdrawn from commercial markets because of risks to patients, but also because of commercial reasons (e.g. lack of demand and...

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Albendazole

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Sciences. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-7020-4765-7. "Drugs: Albendazole". WHO Model Prescribing Information: Drugs Used in HIV-Related Infections. WHO. 1999. Archived...

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Helminthiasis

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helminthiasis and schistosomiasis are the most important helminthiases, and are among the neglected tropical diseases. These group of helminthiases have...

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Artemisinin

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(/ˌɑːtɪˈmiːsɪnɪn/) and its semisynthetic derivatives are a group of drugs used in the treatment of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum. It was discovered in 1972 by...

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Priority review

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approval of drugs treating neglected tropical diseases, rare pediatric diseases, and "medical countermeasures" for terrorism. The voucher can be used for future...

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Diseases of poverty

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Onchocerciasis Schistosomiasis Trichomoniasis Tropical diseases such as these tend to be neglected in research and development efforts. Of 1393 new drugs brought...

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Tu Youyou

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青蒿素) and dihydroartemisinin, used to treat malaria, a breakthrough in twentieth-century tropical medicine, saving millions of lives in South China, Southeast...

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Tropical disease

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2009-08-01. "Schistosomiasis". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. "Schistosomiasis". Merriam-Webster...

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Pumpkin

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seeds were also used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of the parasitic disease schistosomiasis and for the expulsion of tape worms.[qualify...

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Eradication of infectious diseases

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of the population). The effort is assisted by the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative. In 2018, a total of 63% of all school age children were treated...

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Bladder cancer

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to be at risk as well because of their frequent exposure to permanent hair dyes. Infection with Schistosoma haematobium (bilharzia or schistosomiasis)...

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Clinical trial

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many drugs to treat cancer have severe side effects that would not be acceptable for an over-the-counter pain medication, yet the cancer drugs have been...

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Infection

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inflammation, followed by an adaptive response. Specific medications used to treat infections include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiprotozoals...

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Hepatitis C

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combination of sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, and voxilaprevir may be used in those who have previously been treated with sofosbuvir or other drugs that inhibit...

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List of causes of death by rate

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fraction of the LLE is considered to be unavoidable. According to the WHO, worldwide, about 0.5 million deaths are attributable to uses of drugs, with more...

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Trematoda

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swimmer's itch, and seven species of genus Schistosoma which cause schistosomiasis: S. guineensis, S.haematobium, S. intercalatum, S. japonicum, S. malayensis...

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Phases of clinical research

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studies and are designed to speed up the development of promising drugs or imaging agents by establishing very early on whether the drug or agent behaves in...

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