Tag: Folic acid antagonist

Over 50 million Americans are estimated to carry the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, for which the drug pyrimethamine is a key treatment. The term 'pyramin' is a common misspelling of pyrimethamine, a potent antiparasitic medication, and can sometimes be confused with pyrilamine, an antihistamine.

With an estimated 10 million pregnant individuals exposed to malaria annually, understanding antimalarial drugs is critical [1.10.2]. This raises the question: **what class of drug is sulfadoxine?** It is a long-acting sulfonamide antibiotic, pivotal in malaria therapy [1.2.5, 1.4.3].