Antimalarials - Antiprotozoal Agent

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS

Since protozoal infections such as trypanosomiasis (Sleepingsickness) and leishmaniasis (Kala azar) are uncommon inIndia, the toxicity of drugs used in their treatment will not be discussed here.

Antimalarials

While malaria is considered a global disease accounting for around 500 million cases with about 3 million deaths each year, many of these cases are actually reported from tropical countries such as India.