• A schistosomicide is a drug used to combat schistosomiasis. Examples listed in MeSH include: amoscanate arteether artemether chloroxylenol hycanthone lucanthone...
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    but only 88 million people were actually treated for schistosomiasis. Schistosomiasis is named for the genus of parasitic flatworm Schistosoma, a term which...
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    (mesenteric veins) near the human intestine. It causes intestinal schistosomiasis (similar to S. japonicum, S. mekongi, S. guineensis, and S. intercalatum)...
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    Praziquantel (category Drugs developed by Bayer)
    amphibians, reptiles, and fish. In humans specifically, it is used to treat schistosomiasis, clonorchiasis, opisthorchiasis, tapeworm infections, cysticercosis...
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    Inexpensive praziquantel can be used to treat individuals with schistosomiasis, but it cannot prevent reinfection. The cost of prevention is US$0.32 per child...
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    Oxamniquine (category Drugs with no legal status)
    medication used to treat schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni. Praziquantel, however, is often the preferred treatment. It is given by mouth and used as...
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  • Pharmacotherapy (redirect from Drug therapy)
    drug therapy, is defined as medical treatment that utilizes one or more pharmaceutical drugs to improve ongoing symptoms (symptomatic relief), treat the...
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    Mass deworming (category CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list)
    and schistosomiasis in areas with a high prevalence of these conditions. It involves treating everyone – often all children who attend schools, using existing...
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    Metrifonate (category Drugs with no legal status)
    areas that are not accessible to animals, it also used to control harvester ants. It can be used to treat schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium...
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  • Drugs or medicines may be withdrawn from commercial markets because of risks to patients, but also because of commercial reasons (e.g. lack of demand and...
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