Products Pentamidine is commercially available as a dry substance for injection or inhalation (pentacarinate). It has been approved in many countries since 1990. Structure and properties Pentamidine (C19H24N4O2, Mr = 340.4 g/mol) is an aromatic diamidine. It exists as a pentamidine diisetionate, a white powder or colorless crystals that are readily soluble in water. Effects … Pentamidine
Symptoms Cholera manifests as severe, watery, milky-white diarrhea (“rice water“) that leads to a large loss of fluids and electrolytes and dehydration and dehydration within hours. Other possible symptoms include nausea and vomiting. The massive fluid loss can lead to shock, renal failure, convulsions, coma and, if left untreated, death in up to half of … Cholera Causes and Treatment
The group of diaminopyrimidines includes various active ingredients that are used medically as antibiotics. They all have a similar negative effect on the growth of bacteria in the human body. Because of their low reactivity with human organs, they make excellent pharmaceuticals. Treatment results in rapid and complete healing of symptoms without significant side effects. … Diaminopyrimidines: Effects, Uses & Risks
Products Lamivudine is commercially available as film-coated tablets and as an oral solution (3TC, generic, combination). It has been approved in many countries since 1996. Lamivudine is also administered for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. This article refers to therapy for HIV. Generic medications are approved. Structure and Properties Lamivudine (C8H11N3O3S, Mr = 229.3 … Lamivudine
Cotrimoxazole is an antibiotically active combination drug composed of the antibiotic trimethoprim and the sulfonamide sulfamethoxazole in a fixed ratio of one to five. The drug inhibits the biosynthesis of tetrahydrofolic acid in bacteria, thereby impeding DNA synthesis. Cotrimoxazole, which is used primarily to treat urinary tract and respiratory tract infections and against typhoid and … Cotrimoxazole: Effects, Uses & Risks
Sulfonamides represent synthetic chemical antibiotics that prevent bacteria from multiplying. Today, they are rarely used in humans because of their rather weak mode of action and many side effects. To prevent resistance, combination preparations of sulfonamides with diaminopyrimidines are usually used. What are sulfonamides? Sulfonamides represent synthetic chemical antibiotics that prevent bacteria from multiplying. Sulfonamides … Sulfonamides: Effect, Uses & Risks
