Pyrimethamine
FDA Approved: * February 28, 2020Pharm Company: * CEROVENE INC
Category: Malaria
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Pyrimethamine Overview
Pyrimethamine, sold under the brand name Daraprim among others, is a medication used with leucovorin to treat the parasite 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 malaria but is no longer recommended due to resistance.[3] Pyrimethamine is taken by mouth.[3&...
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Pyrimethamine
- Tablet: 25mg
NDC Database Records for Pyrimethamine: (2 results)
Sorted by National Drug Code- 43598-672 Pyrimethamine 25 mg Oral Tablet by Dr.reddys Laboratories Inc
- 72647-330 Pyrimethamine 25 mg Oral Tablet by Oakrum Pharma, LLC
Other drugs which contain Pyrimethamine or a similar ingredient: (3 results)
- DARAPRIM Pyrimethamine1 discussion
- FANSIDAR Pyrimethamine + Sulfadoxine1 discussion
- PYRIMETHAMINE + SULFADOXINE