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diethylcarbamazine |
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diethylcarbamazine /di·eth·yl·car·bam·a·zine/ (di-eth″il-kahr-bam´ah-zēn) an antifilarial agent, used as the citrate salt. diethylcarbamazine an antifilarial agent used in dogs as the citrate salt for the prevention of heartworm. Used also for the treatment of ascarids in dogs and immature lungworms in cattle and sheep. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Another drug, called diethylcarbamazine, can cure many cases, but it can't be used in many parts of Africa because it causes severe side effects in people harboring the parasite that causes river blindness, says James W. Both were treated with diethylcarbamazine, the drug of choice for W. While Albendazole is donated by GSK, diethylcarbamazine (DEC) needs to be purchased for the treatment of lymphatic filariasis in countries without river blindness. |
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