Brands of Sulfamethoxypyridazine / Pyrimethamine in Kenya
MODE OF ACTION
Sulfamethoxypyridazine
It has a role as an antiinfective agent, an EC 2.5.1.15 (dihydropteroate synthase) inhibitor and a drug allergen. It is a member of pyridazines, a sulfonamide and a sulfonamide antibiotic. It derives from a sulfanilamide.
Pyrimethamine
Pyrimethamine selectively inhibits the plasmodial form of dihydrofolate reductase, reducing the production of folic acid required for nucleic acid synthesis in the malarial parasite
INDICATIONS
Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy.
Therapy & prophylaxis of Malaria caused by P. faciparum; P. vivax; P.malariae and P. ovale.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy:
2 tabs once during the second trimester; 2 tablets once during the third trimester, last 2 weeks excluded ( for HIV –ve and HIV +ve women)
IPT should be given under Direct Observed Therapy (DOT) in the ante-natal clinic and can be given on an empty stomach.
PREGNANCY
considered to be safe for pregnancy between 16 – 36 weeks gestation. After 36 weeks it should be avoided due to the risk of kernicterus in new born.
ADVERSE EFFECTS
Nausea; vomiting; leukopenia; purpura;
Over-dosage treatment: Gastric lavage & Forced diuresis.
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