Classes
DEA Class; Rx
Common Brand Names; Arsobal
- Antiprotozoal Agents
Description
Inhibits synthesis of ATP – the energy required for survival of the parasite
Indications
Indicated for the African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness)
Contraindications
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, hypersensitivity
Adverse Effects
- Hypertension
- Myocardial damage
- Encephalopathy
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Colic
- Vomiting
- Albuminuria
- Herxheimer-type reaction
Pregnancy and Lactation
Pregnancy Category: no studies conducted
Lactation: not known if excreted in breast milk
How supplied
Melarsoprol
