diethylcarbamazine
Lymphatic filariasis treatment
Diethylcarbamazine is an antiparasitic drug used to treat filarial infections—parasitic worm diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and flies, including river blindness and elephantiasis.
It works by killing the larval forms of the parasites in the bloodstream.
The drug is typically administered orally under medical supervision due to potential severe reactions as parasites die.
Flat portable computing device
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- oralOf the mouth
- milligramOne-thousandth gram
formulation · citrate · compound · piperazine · derivative · synthesis · generic · pharmacokinetics
Of fluid-draining vessels
- nematodeThreadlike parasitic worm
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- helminthParasitic worm organism
- parasiticideAgent that kills parasites
elephantiasis · tropical · endemic · infestation · vermifuge · antiparasitic · worm · infection
UN health authority
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- combination therapyUsing multiple treatments together
- ivermectinAntiparasitic medication for worms
protocol · program · eradication · campaign · public health · prevention · cure · regimen
Unintended treatment consequences
- feverElevated body temperature
- pruritusMedical term for itching
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- hypotensionAbnormally reduced arterial pressure
encephalopathy · contraindicated · blindness · reaction · caution · monitoring · severity · intolerance
tablet
Flat portable computing device
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- oralOf the mouth
milligram · formulation · citrate · compound · piperazine · derivative · synthesis · generic · pharmacokinetics · bioavailability
lymphatic
Of fluid-draining vessels
parasiticide · elephantiasis · tropical · endemic · infestation · vermifuge · antiparasitic · worm · infection · parasitology
WHO
UN health authority
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- combination therapyUsing multiple treatments together
ivermectin · protocol · program · eradication · campaign · public health · prevention · cure · regimen · compliance
side effects
Unintended treatment consequences
- feverElevated body temperature
- pruritusMedical term for itching
- inflammationProtective tissue response
hypotension · encephalopathy · contraindicated · blindness · reaction · caution · monitoring · severity · intolerance · allergic
- antiparasiticsantiparasitic, antiparasitics, ivermectin, dewormer, deworming
- Parasiticidesivermectin, dewormer, dewormers, wormer, piperazine
- FilariasisWuchereria bancrofti, river blindness
- Piperazinesmeclizine, hydroxyzine, cetirizine, trazodone, fentanyl