Answer 95 - Praziquantel
Praziquantel is used in the treatment of:
False a. amoebiasis
False b. toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans)
True c. paragonimiasis (lung fluke)
False d. trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness)
True e. schistosomiasis
amoebiasis: metronidazole
toxocariasis: albendazole
African sleeping sickness: suramin or melarsaprol
Praziquantal is used to treat schistosomiasis, lung fluke and tropical liver fluke.
Side effects include minor gastrointestinal upset, giddiness and occasionally bloody diarrhoea.
