Anti-parasitic Drugs
Ivermectin
This medication used to treat head lice, onchocerciasis, strongyloidiasis, ascariasis, trichuriasis, & enterobiasis.
Dapsone
sulfone drug used to treat acne vulgaris, Hansen’s disease, and dermatitis herpetiformis.
Mefloquine
antimalarial agent used in the prophylaxis and treatment of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax.
Quinine
alkaloid used to treat uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Albendazole
benzimidazole anthelmintic used to treat parenchymal neurocysticercosis and other helminth infections.
Amodiaquine
antimalarial drug.
Mebendazole
benzimidazole anthelmintic used to treat helminth infections.
Amphotericin B
anti-fungal used to treat fungal infections in neutropenic patients, cryptococcal meningitis in HIV infection, fungal infections, and leishmaniasis.
Thiabendazole
benzimidazole used in the treatment of strongyloides, cutaneous larva migrans, visceral larva migrans, and trichinosis infections.
Levamisole
Levamisole is a nicotinic receptor agonist used to treat helminth infections and some skin infections.
Tinidazole
nitroimidazole used to treat trichomoniasis, giardiasis, amebiasis, and bacterial vaginosis.
Praziquantel
anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of parasitic worm infections such as schistosomiasis.
Oxamniquine
For treatment of Schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni
Proguanil
medication indicated for prophylaxis and treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Posaconazole
triazole antifungal drug that is used to treat invasive infections by Candida species and Aspergillus species in severely immunocompromised patients.
Paromomycin
amino-glycoside antibiotic used in the treatment of acute and chronic intestinal amebiasis, and as an adjunct for the management of hepatic coma.
Sinefungin
Sinefungin is a solid. This compound belongs to the purine nucleosides and analogues. These are compounds comprising a purine base attached to a sugar. The proteins that adenosyl-ornithine target include…
Fumagillin
Fumagillin is a complex biomolecule and used as an antimicrobial agent. It was isolated in 1949 from the microbial organism Aspergillus fumigatus.
Diminazene
Diminazene, also known as Diminazine, 4,4′-(Diazoamino)benzamidine, 4,4′-(1-triazene-1,3-diyl)bis-benzenecarboximidamide, diminazine aceturate, or Diminazene aceturate, is a trypanocidal agent. Major brands of Diminazene are Berenil, Pirocide, Ganasag, and Azidin.
Salicylhydroxamic Acid
Salicylhydroxamic acid is a drug that is a potent and irreversible enzyme inhibitor of the urease enzyme in various bacteria and plants; it is usually used for urinary tract infections.
Pyrimethamine
This drug used in the prevention and treatment of toxoplasmosis and malaria.
Doxycycline
tetracycline antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections.
Sulfadiazine
sulfonamide antibiotic used in a variety of infections, such as urinary tract infections, trachoma, and chancroid.
Nitazoxanide
Thiazolide anti-infective used to treat infections by protozoa, helminths, anaerobic bacteria, microaerophilic bacteria, and viruses.
Piperazine
medication used to treat roundworm and pinworm.
Furazolidone
drug for the treatment of infectious diarrhea.
Sulfametopyrazine
antibiotic used in the treatment or prevention of bacterial infections and malaria.
Diethylcarbamazine
anthelmintic used to treat filarial infections like Wuchereria bancrofti and Loa loa.
Pentamidine
antifungal agent used to treat Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients infected with HIV.
Quinidine
medication used to restore normal sinus rhythm, treat atrial fibrillation and flutter, and treat ventricular arrhythmias.
Metronidazole
nitroimidazole used to treat trichomoniasis, amebiasis, inflammatory lesions of rosacea, and bacterial infections, as well as prevent postoperative infections.
Primaquine
antimalarial indicated to prevent relapse of vivax malaria.
Atovaquone
antimicrobial indicated for the prevention and treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) and for the prevention and treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Halofantrine
antimalarial used for the treatment of severe malaria.
Sulfadoxine
long acting sulphonamide used for the treatment or prevention of malaria.
Hydroxychloroquine
antimalarial medication used to treat uncomplicated cases of malaria and for chemoprophylaxis in specific regions. Also a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) indicated for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus.
5'-S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine
It has a role as a human metabolite, an algal metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It derives from an adenosine
Benzimidazole
Benzimidazole is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. This bicyclic compound may be viewed as fused rings of the aromatic compounds benzene and imidazole. It is a colorless solid.
Radicicol
Radicicol, also known as monorden, is a natural product that binds to Hsp90 and alters its function. HSP90 client proteins play important roles in the regulation of the cell cycle, cell growth, cell survival, apoptosis, angiogenesis and oncogenesis.
Geneticin
Geneticin (also known as G418) is an aminoglycoside antibiotic similar in structure to gentamicin B1, produced by Micromonospora rhodorangea. Geneticin blocks polypeptide synthesis by inhibiting the elongation step in both…
Anti-parasitic Drugs
Bithionol
Bithionol, formerly marketed as an active ingredient in various topical drug products, was shown to be a potent photosensitizer with the potential to cause serious skin disorders
Oxibendazole
Investigated for use/treatment in infectious and parasitic disease (unspecified) and pediatric indications.
Andrographolide
Investigated for use/treatment in ulcerative colitis.
Eflornithine
A medication used topically to reduce unwanted facial hair growth in women. The postulated mechanism of action is through irreversible inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) in the skin.
Tafenoquine
An antiparasitic agent used for the treatment and prevention of relapse of Vivax malaria.
Niclosamide
anthelmintic indicated in the treatment of beef, pork, fish, and dwarf tapeworm infections in adults and children.
Anisomycin
Anisomycin (sometimes known as flagecidin), is an antibiotic retrieved from the bacteria Streptomyces griseolus. This drug acts to inhibit bacterial protein and DNA synthesis.
Diloxanide
Diloxanide is used alone as a primary agent in the treatment of asymptomatic (cyst passers) intestinal amebiasis caused by Entamoeba histolytica. Diloxanide may also be used concurrently, or sequentially
Miltefosine
antileishmanial agent used to treat leishmaniasis, a group of disease caused by parasites of the Leishmania type
Diiodohydroxyquinoline
Used in the treatment of amoebiasis.
Pyrantel
anthelmintic used to treat helminth infections.
Cambendazole
veterinary anti-parasitic drug
Coumaphos
fat-soluble phosphorothioate agent that kills both insects and mites. It is non-volatile in nature.
Dichlorophen
Dichlorophen is an antimicrobial agent shown to exert activity against cestodes, protozoa, fungi, and bacteria. It is often combined with toluene to remove parasites including ascarids, tapeworm, and hookworm
Diclazuril
Diclazuril is a coccidiostat.
Eprinomectin
Eprinomectin is an avermectin used as a veterinary topical endectocide.
Fenbendazole
Fenbendazole is a benzimidazole that presents a wide spectrum anthelmintic effect. It is used against a number of gastrointestinal parasites including giardia, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, the Taenia genus of tapeworms
Monensin
Monensin is a polyether isolated from Streptomyces cinnamonensis that presents antibiotic properties. It is widely used in ruminant animal feeds.
Narasin
Narasin is an agent with coccidiostat and antibacterial properties.
Phenothiazine
Phenothiazine (PTZ) is an organic thiazine compound.
Halofuginone
For the treatment of scleroderma, cancer, and restenosis.
Doxycycline
Intended for use as a radiation sensitizer in the treatment of brain cancer.
Spiramycin
A macrolide antimicrobial agent used in the treatment of various bacterial infections.
Lonidamine
Investigated for use/treatment in benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate disorders, and cancer/tumors
Lumefantrine
An antimalarial agent used in combination with artemether for the treatment of acute uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Pyrvinium
anthelmintic agent used for the treatment of pinworm infestations.
Puromycin
Puromycin is an antibiotic that prevents bacterial protein translation. It is utilized as a selective agent in laboratory cell cultures. Puromycin is toxic to both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, resulting.
Flubendazole
Flubendazole is an anthelmintic that is used to treat worm infection in humans
Chlortetracycline
first tetracycline antibiotic most commonly used for veterinary purposes
Artesunate
Artesunate is an artemisinin derivative indicated for the initial treatment of severe malaria.
Hexylresorcinol
ingredient used to relieve irritation, pain, and prevent infection.
Amprolium
Amprolium is a coccidiostat used in poultry.
Clorsulon
The treatment and control of adult liver flukes
Decoquinate
Decoquinate is used in veterinary to delay the growth and reproduction of coccidian parasites.
Dichlorvos
Dichlorvos or 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate is a drug of the organophosphate class, frequently used as an insecticide for the control of indoor pests and for the protection of stored products
Doramectin
Doramectin is a veterinary drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of parasites such as gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, eyeworms, grubs, sucking lice
Febantel
Febantel is a broad-spectrum antiparasitic active ingredient used in veterinary medicine in pets and livestock against internal parasites (roundworms, tapeworms).
Lasalocid
Lasalocid is an agent that presents antibacterial and coccidiostat activities. It is produced by strains of Streptomyces lasaliensis.
Moxidectin
Moxidectin is indicated for the treatment of river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, in patients aged 12 years and older. River blindness is caused by a parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus
Nicarbazin
Nicarbazin is a coccidiostat used on meat chickens. It is also used as a contraceptive for population control of Canada geese and feral pigeons.