Nifurtimox
Category: Antiprotozoal / AnthelminticNifurtimox, sold under the brand name Lampit, is a medication used to treat Chagas disease and sleeping sickness.[1][4] For sleeping sickness it is used together with eflornithine in nifurtimox-eflornithine combination treatment.[4] In Chagas disease it is a second-line option to benznidazole.[5] It is given by mouth.[1] Common side effects include abdominal pain, headache, nausea, and weight loss.[1... [wikipedia]
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