ANTIAMOEBIC DRUGS
1. TISSUE AMOEBICIDES
a. For both intestinal and
extraintestinal amoebiasis:
Nitroimidazoles :
Metronidazole
Tinidazole
Secnidazole
Ornidazole
Satranidazole
Alkaloids :
Emetine
Dehydroemetine
b. For extraintestinal amoebiasis only:
Chloroquine
2.
LUMINAL AMOEBICIDES
a. Amide:
Diloxanide furoate
Nitazoxanide
b. 8-Hydroxyquinolines:
Quiniodochlor
(Iodochlorohydroxyquin, Clioquinol)
Diiodohydroxyquin
(Iodoquinol)
c. Antibiotics:
Tetracyclines
Paromomycin