Antiprotozoal agent

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Antiprotozoal agents (ATC code: ATC P01) is a class of pharmaceuticals used in treatment of protozoan infection.

Protozoans have little in common with each other (for example, Entamoeba histolytica is less closely related to Naegleria fowleri than it is to Homo sapiens) and so agents effective against one pathogen may not be effective against another. However, metronidazole is selective for anaerobic organisms, and so it is effective against many (though not all) of these pathogens.

They can be grouped by mechanism[1] or by organism.[2]


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[edit] References

  1. ^ Cynthia R. L. Webster (15 June 2001). Clinical pharmacology. Teton NewMedia. pp. 86–. ISBN 9781893441378. http://books.google.com/books?id=NmR00leAkt8C&pg=PA86. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
  2. ^ Anthony J. Trevor; Bertram G. Katzung; Susan B. Masters (11 December 2007). Katzung & Trevor's pharmacology: examination & board review. McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 435–. ISBN 9780071488693. http://books.google.com/books?id=Bvtkl3XUC5AC&pg=PA435. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
Gastrointestinal tract/metabolism (A)
Blood and blood forming organs (B)
Cardiovascular system (C)
Skin (D)
Genitourinary system (G)
Endocrine system (H)
Infections and infestations (J, P, QI)
Malignant disease (L01-L02)
Immune disease (L03-L04)
Muscles, bones, and joints (M)
Brain and nervous system (N)
Respiratory system (R)
Sensory organs (S)
Other ATC (V)
Antiparasitics – antiprotozoal agents – Chromalveolate antiparasitics (P01)
Alveo-
late
Individual
agents
Other
DHFR inhibitors
(antifols)
Sulfadoxine • sulfamethoxypyrazine
Coformulation
Other
Atovaquone (as Malarone)
Tetracycline • Doxycycline#
Clindamycin
Combi-
nations
Fixed-dose (coformulated) ACTs
artemether-lumefantrine#
artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ)
artesunate-mefloquine (ASMQ)
dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
artesunate-pyronaridine
Other combinations
(not co-formulated)
artesunate/SP • artesunate/mefloquine •
quinine/tetracycline • quinine/doxycycline • quinine/clindamycin
Hetero-
kont
Antiparasitics – antiprotozoal agents – Excavata antiparasitics (P01)
Discicristata
Trichozoa
Antiparasitics – antiprotozoal agents – agents against amoebozoa/amebicide (P01)
Entamoeba
Nitroimidazole derivatives
Other
Hydroxyquinoline derivatives
Dichloroacetamide derivatives
Other/ungrouped
Acanthamoeba


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