Amebicides

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Tindamax (tinidazole)

Tinidazole is a drug used against protozoan infections. It is widely known throughout Europe and the developing world as a treatment for a variety of anaerobic amoebic and bacterial infections. It was developed in 1972 and is a prominent member of the nitroimidazole antibiotic class...Wikipedia

 

Manufacturer's Website: Not Available                                                                                                                     Average retail cost: $136/ 8 tablets

Flagyl (metronidazole)

Metronidazole, marketed under the brand name Flagyl among others, is an antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication. It is used either alone or with other antibiotics to treat pelvic inflammatory disease, endocarditis, and bacterial vaginosis. It is effective for dracunculiasis, giardiasis, trichomoniasis, and amebiasis. It is an option for a first episode of mild-to-moderate Clostridium difficile colitis if vancomycin or fidaxomicin is unavailable. Metronidazole is available by mouth, as a cream, and by injection into a vein...Wikipedia

 

Manufacturer's Website: Not Available                                                                                                              Average retail cost: $222/14 days

paromomycin (Humatin)

Paromomycin is an antimicrobial used to treat a number of parasitic infections including amebiasis, giardiasis, leishmaniasis, and tapeworm infection. It is a first-line treatment for amebiasis or giardiasis during pregnancy. Otherwise it is generally a second line treatment option. It is used by mouth, applied to the skin, or by injection into a muscle...Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Not Available                                                                                                                          Average retail cost: $262/42 capsules

Solosec (secnidazole)

Secnidazole (trade names Flagentyl, Sindose, Secnil, Solosec) is a nitroimidazole anti-infective. Effectiveness in the treatment of dientamoebiasis has been reported. It has also been tested against Atopobium vaginae. In the United States, secnidazole is approved for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in adult women...Wikipedia

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Manufacturer's Website: Solosec                                                                                                                                         Average retail cost: $333/packet

chloroquine phosphate (Aralen)

Chloroquine is a medication primarily used to prevent and treat malaria in areas where malaria remains sensitive to its effects. Certain types of malaria, resistant strains, and complicated cases typically require different or additional medication. Chloroquine is also occasionally used for amebiasis that is occurring outside the intestines, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus. While it has not been formally studied in pregnancy, it appears safe. It was studied to treat COVID-19 early in the pandemic, but these studies were largely halted in the summer of 2020, and is not recommended for this purpose. It is taken by mouth...Wikipedia

 

Manufacturer's Website: Not Available                                                                                                                             Average retail cost: $416/30 tabs

Alinia (nitazoxanide)

Nitazoxanide, sold under the brand name Alinia among others, is a broad-spectrum antiparasitic and broad-spectrum antiviral medication that is used in medicine for the treatment of various helminthic, protozoal, and viral infections. It is indicated for the treatment of infection by Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia in immunocompetent individuals and has been repurposed for the treatment of influenza...Wikipedia

 

Manufacturer's Website: Alinia                                                                                                                                   Average retail cost: $1,049/6 tabs

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