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1
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Metronidazole

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  • Giardia
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Trichomonas Vaginalis
2
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Tinidazole (Tindamax), USA

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• Giardia

3
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Spiramycin

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• Toxoplasma gondii (prophylaxis)

4
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Praziquantel

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  • CNS NOTES say for neurocysticercosis caused by taenia solium although PARASITE NOTES say this wouldn’t work and should just do for neurocysticercosis caused by taenia saginata
  • Trematodes (echinococcus in dogs): includes schistosomas
  • Clonorchis sinensis
  • Paragonimus westermani (don’t think we covered, snail is intermediate host, get from raw crab, shrimp (paste, etc.))
5
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Niclosamide

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  • Taenia solium (use for for worm not neurocysticercosis)

* (unclear about whether it’s used for Taenia saginata)

6
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Corticosteroids (general)

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  • Neurocystercicosis
  • Toxocara canis (probably to decrease swelling of ocular and visceral larva migrans. Get via dog ownership/soil transmission, geophagia, pica)
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Triclabendazole (livertriportal triad)

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• Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) (young flukes damage liverget severe headache, backache, chills and fever. Adult flukes cause atrophy of portal vessels, hemorrhage and secondary pathological conditions that may be lethal)

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Albendazole

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  • Geohelminths
  • Ancylostoma caninum (probably to treat cutaneous larva migrans)
  • Toxocara canis (probably to treat ocular and visceral larva migrans)
  • Neurocysticercosis caused by taenia solium
  • Echinococcus granulosus and multilocularis (use albendazole for complicated cysts. Wait and watch for cysts without protoscolioses (not dangerous). Third option for treatment is PAIR (puncture, aspiration, injection, re-aspiration))
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Mebendazole

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  • Geohelminths (ancyclostoma duodenale, ascaris, trichuris)

* Strongyloides stercoralis (probably to treat larva currens, usually confined to trunk)

10
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Thiabendazole

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  • Strongyloides stercoralis

* Ancylostoma caninum (topical)

11
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Ivermectin

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  • Geohelminths
  • Strongyloides stercoralis (better than other drugs for it)
  • Ancylostoma caninum