Ch-12.13 D Pharm Pharmacology

Topic: Anti-amoebic agents

An amebicide is an agent that is destructive to amoeba, especially parasitic amoeba that cause amoebiasis.

 Classification of drugs:

A. Tissue Amoebiasis

1. Both intestinal & extra intestinal:

a) Nitroimidazoles: Metronidazole, Tinidazole, Secnidazole, Ornidazole

b) Alkaloids: Emetine, Hydroemetine

2. Extra intestinal amoebiasis only: Chloroquine

B. Luminal amoebiasis

1. Amide: Diloxanide furoate

2. 8-Hydroxy quinolones: Quinidochlor

3. Antibiotics: Tetracycline, Paromomycin