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Title Handbook of drugs for tropical parasitic infections / Yakoub Aden Abdi [and others]
Edition 2nd ed
Published London ; Bristol, PA : Taylor & Francis, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (x, 181 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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
Summary 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
Notes Previous ed. cataloged under author Gustafsson
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Antiparasitic agents -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Tropical medicine.
Antiprotozoal Agents -- therapeutic use
Parasitic Diseases -- drug therapy
Tropical Medicine
Tropical medicine
Antiparasitic agents
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals
Form Electronic book
Author Abdi, Y. A. (Yakoub Aden)
LC no. 96128933
ISBN 0748401679
9780748401673
0748401687
9780748401680
0203211510
9780203211519
0429178891
9780429178894
1482272539
9781482272536
9786610195640
6610195641
1280195649
9781280195648
0585460450
9780585460451