Pyrimethamine

Category: Malaria

Pyrimethamine Overview

Pyrimethamine, sold under the trade name Daraprim among others, is a medication used with leucovorin to treat the parasite diseases toxoplasmosis and cystoisosporiasis.[1][2] It is also used with dapsone as a second-line option to prevent Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in people with HIV/AIDS.[1] It was previously used for malaria but is no longer recommended due to resistance.[1] Pyrimethamine is taken by mouth.[1&...

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