1) Antimalarial agent
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(from the article `drug`) ...where chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum is encountered, however, mefloquine or doxycycline are used for prevention of the disease. ... ...reactions, it is still used, especially for severe malaria and in cases in which the parasites are resistant to other, newer drugs. Chief among ... [2 related...
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<drug> An oral antiprotozoa drug used in combination with sulphadiazine for toxoplasmosis. ... Possible side effects include severe allergic reactions and rashes, anaemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, insomnia and diarrhoea. ... (15 Dec 1997) ...
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(pir″ĭ-meth´ә-mēn) a folic acid antagonist used as an antimalarial agent, especially for suppressive prophylaxis, and also used concomitantly with a sulfonamide in treatment of toxoplasmosis.
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a potent substance, CHClN, used against susceptible plasmodia in the prophylactic treatment of malaria and against Toxoplasma gondi in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
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