Qinghaosu (Artemisinin) Derivatives are the most novel and recently introduced. Now highly recommended. These drugs are artemisinin derivatives, discovered by … Read More »
Drugs obtained from Alkaloids Quinine Alkaloids from Cinchona Two drugs are obtained: Quinine Quinidine Source & History Chief alkaloid of … Read More »
Chloroquine is one of the oldest anti-malarial agent, effectively used in malarial infections. P. falciparum and vivax are the sensitive … Read More »
Different anti-malarial drugs are designed to target different steps in life cycle of plasmodium. Malaria is cause by four species … Read More »
Hepatitis is the inflammation of liver cells, caused by drugs, toxins, organisms. A number of viruses are more prone to … Read More »
Highly active antiretroviral therapy is initiated for decreasing mortality relating to HIV. HIV HIV leads to chronic persistant infection with … Read More »
Influenza can be type A, B or C depending upon type. Influenza A and B are more common. Effective drugs … Read More »
Agents To Treat HSV & VZV Infections Acyclovir (Zovirax) Inhibit DNA polymerase enzyme. Chemically acyclic guanosine derivative. Active against HSV-1 … Read More »
Viruses are the intracellular parasites that depend on synthetic processes of host cells. They cannot be grown on ordinary medium. … Read More »
Flucytosine Discovered in 1957, a group of scientists working on anti-neoplastic drugs established it to have anti-fungal properties. Chemistry Fluorinated … Read More »
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