Antiparasitic medications

In most cases, patients with parasitic infections are treated with drugs that function hy differential toxicity, meaning that the chemicals in question are more toxic to the parasites than to the host. However, most antiparasite medications are also somewhat toxic to the host and can cause a variety of side effects. 

Sharma U, Singh D, Kumar P, Dobhal MP, Singh S. Antiparasitic Activity of Plumeri-cin Isoplumericin Isolated from Plumeria bicolor against Leishmania donovani. Indian Journal of Medical Research 2011 134(5) 709-716. 

Marvin Turck, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Antiparasitic Agents... 

Medical Parasitology. Medical parasitologists focus on parasites that cause disease and infection in humans. They work closely with pharmacologists in the development of vaccines and antiparasite drugs and with physicians to develop new therapeutic techniques. 

Agricultural parasitologists perform a variety of laboratory experiments to develop antiparasite drugs and vaccines. Medications developed in agricultural laboratories are sometimes co-opted by medical parasitologists to create medications used to treat human patients. 

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