ANTIPARASITIC DRUGS

Course overview

ANTIPARASITIC DRUGS ARE A GROUP OF MEDICATIONS USED IN THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS BY PARASITES, INCLUDING PROTOZOA, HELMINTHS, AND ECTOPARASITES. ANTIPARASITIC DRUGS INCLUDE SEVERAL CLASSES OF DRUGS THAT COVER A BROAD RANGE OF DISEASES CAUSED BY PARASITES. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISMS OF ACTION, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR VARIOUS CLASSES OF ANTIPARASITIC DRUGS AS VALUABLE AGENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DISEASES SUCH AS MALARIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS, TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AND SCABIES.