Antiprotozoal agent

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

Examples:

• Eflornithine
• Furazolidone
• Melarsoprol
• Metronidazole
• Ornidazole
• Paromomycin sulfate
• Pentamidine
• Pyrimethamine
• Tinidazole

v • d • e Major drug groups Gastrointestinal tract (A) Antacids • Antiemetics  • H2 antagonists • Proton pump inhibitors • Laxatives • Antidiarrhoeals Blood and blood forming organs (B) Anticoagulants • Antihemorrhagics • Antiplatelets • Thrombolytics Cardiovascular system (C) Antiarrhythmics • Antihypertensives • Diuretics • Vasodilators • Antianginals • Beta blockers • Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors • Antihyperlipidemics Skin (D) Emollients - Antipruritics Reproductive system (G) Hormonal contraception • Fertility agents • Selective estrogen receptor modulators • Sex hormones Endocrine system (H) Anti-diabetics • Corticosteroids • Sex hormones • Thyroid hormones Infections and infestations (J, P) Antibiotics • Antivirals • Vaccines • Antifungals • Antiparasitic (Antiprotozoals, Anthelmintics) Malignant and immune disease (L) Anticancer agents • Immunostimulators • Immunosuppressants Muscles, bones, and joints (M) Anabolic steroids • Anti-inflammatories • Antirheumatics • Corticosteroids • Muscle relaxants Brain and nervous system (N) Anesthetics • Analgesics • Anticonvulsants • Mood stabilizers  • Anxiolytics • Antipsychotics • Antidepressants • Nervous system stimulants • Sedatives Respiratory system (R) Bronchodilators • Decongestants  • H1 antagonists

v • d • e Antiparasitic - Antiprotozoals: Antimalarial drugs (P01B) Aminoquinolines 4-Aminoquinoline (Amodiaquine, Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine) • 8-Aminoquinoline (Pamaquine, Primaquine) Methanolquinolines Mefloquine • Quinine Biguanides Proguanil • Cycloguanil Diaminopyridines/ (antifolate) Pyrimethamine Artemisinin derivatives Artemisinin • Artemether • Artesunate • Artenimol • Arteether/Artemotil Others Halofantrine • Lumefantrine

v • d • e Antiparasitic - Antiprotozoals: Agents against leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis (P01C) Nitroimidazole derivatives Benznidazole Antimony compounds Pentavalent antimonials (Meglumine antimoniate, Sodium stibogluconate) Nitrofuran derivatives Nifurtimox Arsenic compounds Melarsoprol Other agents Pentamidine · Suramin · Eflornithine · Miltefosine