Anti-parasitic

Question 1

What are the anti-parasitic (anti-protozoal) meds

Answer 1

Anti-malarial: 
Quinolone
Folate Antagonists 
Amebiasis specific 
Giardiasis specific 
Trichomoniasis specific 
Visceral leishmaniasis specific 
Trypanosomiasis specific 
Toxoplasmosis Gondi specific 
PCP specific 
Lymphatic filariasis specific

Question 2

What are the Quinolines

Answer 2

Choloroquine
Mefloquine
Primaquine
Doxycycline

Question 3

What are the folate antagonists

Answer 3

a. Atovaquone & Proguanil
b. Pyrimethamine & Sulfadoxine
c. Pyrimethamine & Sulfadiazine
d. Pyrimethamine & Dapsone

Question 4

What is the treatment for amebiasis

Answer 4

Metronidazole or tinidazole

Question 5

What is the treatment for giardiasis

Answer 5

Metronidazole or tinidazole

Question 6

What is the treatment for Trichomoniasis

Answer 6

Metronidazole or tinidazole

Question 7

What is the treatment for visceral leishmaniasis

Answer 7

Liposomal Amphotericin B

Question 8

What is the treatment for Trypanosomiasis

Answer 8

1. Pentamidine

2. Eflornithine

Question 9

What is the treatment/prophylaxis for Toxoplasmosis Gondi

Answer 9

A. Pyrimethamine and Sulfadiazine – treatment

B. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim – prophylaxis

Question 10

What is the treatment for Pneumocystis (Carinii) Jiroveci Pneumonia (PCP)

Answer 10

A. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim – DOC

B. Atovaquone, clindamycin, and primaquine – alternatives

Question 11

What is the treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis

Answer 11

a. Diethylcarbamazine
b. Ivermectin

• can use Benzimidazoles (1. Albendazole 2. Mebendazole)
• Pyrantel Pamoate