Antiprotozoals

All the following drugs are effective against treatment of amoebiasis, except

Paromomycin

Suramin

Metronidazole

Diloxanide

All the following are true regarding metronidazole, except

Potential to cause disulfiram-like reaction with alcohol

Has excellent activity against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria

Kill microorganisms by forming reduced cytotoxic compounds

Should not be given to pregnant women

All the following drugs are effective against treatment of trypanosomiasis, except

Nifurtimox

Eflornithine

Melarpasol

Lumefantrine

All the following drugs are effective against treatment of leishmaniasis, except

Mepacrine

Amphotericin B

Pentamidine

Stibogluconate

All the following drugs are effective against treatment of P. carinii pneumonia, except

Atovaquone

Co-trimoxazole

Pentamidine

Pyrimethamine–sulfadiazine

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