Pharmacology Parasitology Crossword 2024

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  1. 3. This drug kills Toxoplasma gondii by inhibiting translocation at the 50S ribosomal sub-unit
  2. 5. What type of drug interaction occurs when piperonyl butoxide is combined with permethrin to kill lice?
  3. 7. In TB-positive patients, which 1st-line drug will decrease the plasma concentration of mefloquine when used together?
  4. 10. What mineral should be administered to patients with severe hookworm infections?
  5. 11. This anti-amoebic agent should not be taken concurrently with alcohol
  6. 12. This drug is safe to use in infants and kills the ectoparasite by suffocation when applied topically
  7. 13. This drug effectively inhibits lice eggs more than permethrin
  8. 15. This antimalarial prophylactic drug causes sleep disturbances and vivid dreams
  9. 16. This drug is used in combination to kill malaria by inhibiting haemozoin formation and has a half-life of 4-6 days
  10. 18. This drug effectively kills Tinea solium
  11. 19. This folate inhibitor used combined with atovaquone in malaria prophylaxis
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  1. 1. This antibacterial and antimalarial drug is contraindicated for used during pregnancy and children less than 8 years of age
  2. 2. This ectoparacidal agent is the safest to use during lactation and should not be applied to mucous membranes
  3. 3. The cluster of adverse effects caused by quinine is known as?
  4. 4. This drug has the potential to induce neonatal haemolysis and is effective in inhibiting Toxoplasma gondii
  5. 6. This drug induces the formation of free radicals and has Plasmodium gametocidal properties
  6. 8. This azole antihelmintic drug has the longer halflife and wider spectrum of activity compared to other drugs in this class
  7. 9. This drug inhibits both tapeworms and schistosomes
  8. 14. This drug is preferred over doxycycline when combined with quinine in the treatment of pregnant women in the first trimester
  9. 17. Atovaquone-proguanil should be taken for how many days after returning from a malaria area?