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Record 1 2006-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
CONT

Fansidar is an antimalarial agent, each tablet containing 500 mg N1-(5,6-dimethoxy-4-pyrimidinyl) sulfanilamide (sulfadoxine) and 25 mg 2,4-diamino-5-(p-chlorophenyl)-6-ethylpyrimidine (pyrimethamine). Each tablet also contains cornstarch, gelatin, lactose, magnesium stearate and talc.

Key term(s)
  • sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
  • sulfadoxine pyrimethamine
  • sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
CONT

Fansidar est l'association d'un sulfamide et d'une pyrimidine. Il agit en inhibant une enzyme indispensable à la croissance des schizontes (forme parasitaire présente dans les globules rouges), la dihydrofolate réductase.

OBS

Depuis 1998, l'association pyriméthamine-sulfadoxine, connue sous les noms commerciaux Fansidar ou Paludar est préconisée [...] pour traiter les échecs thérapeutiques à la chloroquine.

Key term(s)
  • pyriméthamine sulfadoxine
  • pyriméthamine et sulfadoxine
  • pyriméthamine/sulfadoxine

Spanish

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