Daraprim

Active Ingredient(s): Pyrimethamine
FDA Approved: * January 23, 1953
Pharm Company: * GLAXOSMITHKLINE
Category: Malaria

Pyrimethamine, sold under the brand name Daraprim among others, is a medication used with leucovorin (leucovorin is used to decrease side effects of pyrimethamine; it does not have intrinsic anti-parasitic activity) to treat the parasitic diseases toxoplasmosis and cystoisosporiasis.[3][4] It is also used with dapsone as a second-line option to prevent Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in people with HIV/AIDS.[3] It was previously used for malari... [wikipedia]

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Dosage List

Daraprim DARAPRIM;A3A
Daraprim 25 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 52054-330
Labeler:
Amedra Pharmaceuticals LLC
Daraprim DARAPRIM;A3A
Daraprim 25 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0179-0090
Labeler:
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Daraprim DARAPRIM;A3A
Daraprim 25 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 52125-003
Labeler:
Remedyrepack Inc.
Daraprim DARAPRIM;A3A
Daraprim 25 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 69413-330
Labeler:
Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC

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