atovaquone (redirected from Atavaquone)

atovaquone /ato·va·quone/ (ah-to´vah-kwon) an antibiotic used in treatment of mild to moderate pneumonia and the prophylaxis and treatment of falciparum malaria.

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atovaquone (tō´vkōn´),

n brand name: Mepron;
drug class: antipneumocystic;
action: unknown, may inhibit synthesis of ATP and nucleic acids;
uses: treatment of
Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii) pneumonia in patients who are intolerant of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

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atovaquone

a hydroxynaphthoquinone effective against protozoa; has been used in dogs to treat Pneumocystis infections and Toxoplasma tissue cysts.