Pyrimethamin-Injeel
D 10, D 30, D 200 0.367 ml each.
The therapeutic application of pyrimethamine is malaria prophylaxis, when it is effective against the gametes of malaria tertiana, quartana and tropica, as well as against the tissue forms of malaria tertiana.
Pyrimethamine is considered to be antagonistic to folic acid, in this way resembling proguanil. Pyrimethamine inhibits erythropoiesis and leads to leukopenia and thrombopenia. Further side effects are: gastro-intestinal disorders, neuropathy, alopecia. Further, pyrimethamine is used in the therapy of acute and recurrent toxoplasmosis (combined with sulphonamides).
Indications
The above-mentioned clinical pictures, particularly when related to pyrimethamine malaria prophylaxis or with pyrimethamine toxoplasmosis therapy.
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