antiparasitic
Sign in to saveAntiparasitics are a class of medications which are indicated for the treatment of parasitic diseases, such as those caused by helminths, amoeba, ectoparasites, parasitic fungi, and protozoa, among others. Antiparasitics target the parasitic agents of the infections by destroying them or inhibiting their growth; they are usually effective against a limited number of parasites within a particular class. Antiparasitics are one of the antimicrobial drugs which include antibiotics that target bacteria, and antifungals that target fungi. They may be administered orally, intravenously or topically.
Research
280,620 papers- Antiparasitic antibiotics from Japan.Parasitology international · 2021
- Antiparasitic activity of ivermectin: Four decades of research into a "wonder drug".European journal of medicinal chemistry · 2023
- Antiparasitic Effects of Sulfated Polysaccharides from Marine Hydrobionts.Marine drugs · 2021
- The Current Directions of Searching for Antiparasitic Drugs.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Curcumin and curcumin-loaded nanoparticles: antipathogenic and antiparasitic activities.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2020
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Types
- Broad-spectrum
- Antiprotozoals
- Antihelminthic
- Antinematodes
- Anticestodes
- Antitrematodes
- Antiamoebics
- Antifungals
- Medical uses
- Administration
- Drug development history
- Research
- See also
- References
Antiparasitics are a class of medications which are indicated for the treatment of parasitic diseases, such as those caused by helminths, amoeba, ectoparasites, parasitic fungi, and protozoa, among others. Antiparasitics target the parasitic agents of the infections by destroying them or inhibiting their growth; they are usually effective against a limited number of parasites within a particular class. Antiparasitics are one of the antimicrobial drugs which include antibiotics that target bacteria, and antifungals that target fungi. They may be administered orally, intravenously or topically. Overuse or misuse of antiparasitics can lead to the development of antimicrobial resistance.
Broad-spectrum antiparasitics, analogous to broad-spectrum antibiotics for bacteria, are antiparasitic drugs with efficacy in treating a wide range of parasitic infections caused by parasites from different classes.