In this Chapter:
32.1. Drugs used for the treatment and prophylaxis of malaria
32.1.1. Hematoschizotropic drugs
32.1.2. Histoshizotropic drugs
32.1.3. Gametotropic drugs
32.1.4. Principles of antimalarial drugs use
32.2. Drugs used for the treatment of amebiasis
32.3. Drugs used for the treatment of giardiasis
32.4. Drugs used for the treatment of trichomoniasis
32.5. Drugs used for the treatment of toxoplasmosis
32.6. Drugs used for the treatment of balantidiasis
32.7. Drugs used for the treatment of leishmaniasis
32.8. Drugs used for the treatment of trypanosomiasis
A significant number of antiprotozoal drugs have been suggested for the treatment of diseases caused by pathogenic protozoa. The main preparations of this group of chemotherapeutic agents are listed in the following classification.
• Drugs used for treatment and prophylaxis of malaria
- Chloroquine (chingaminum)
- Primaquine
- Pyrimethamine (chloridinum)
- Quinine
- Sulfonamides and sulfones
- Mefloquine
• Drugs used for the treatment of amebiasis
- Metronidazole
- Chloroquine (chingaminum)
- Emetine
- Tetracyclines
- Quiniofone
• Drugs used for the treatment of lambliosis (giardiasis)
- Metronidazole
- Furazolidone
- Mepacrine (acrichinum)
• Drugs used for the treatment of trichomoniasis
- Metronidazole
- Trichomonacid
- Tinidazole
- Furazolidone
• Drugs used for the treatment of toxoplasmosis
- Pyrimethamine (chloridinum)
- Sulfadimidine (sulfadimezinum)
• Drugs used for the treatment of balantidiasis
- Tetracyclines
- Monomycinum
- Quiniofone
• Drugs used for the treatment of leishmaniasis
- Solusurminum
- Stibogluconate
- Metronidazole
• Drugs used for the treatment of trypanosomiasis