Medications for Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia
These are drugs that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), meaning they have been determined to be safe and effective for use in Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia.
Found 2 Approved Drugs for Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia
Trimethoprim
Brand Names
Sulfamethox-TMP, Sulfatrim, Sulfamethoxazole, Bactrim, Sulfameth
Trimethoprim
Brand Names
Sulfamethox-TMP, Sulfatrim, Sulfamethoxazole, Bactrim, Sulfameth
Form: Injection, Tablet, Suspension, Solution
Method of administration: Oral, Intravenous, Ophthalmic
FDA approval date: July 01, 1983
Classification: Dihydrofolate Reductase Inhibitor Antibacterial
Urinary Tract Infections Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection is indicated in the treatment of severe or complicated urinary tract infections in adults and pediatric patients two months of age and older due to susceptible strains of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, Enterobacter species, Morganella morganii, Proteus mirabilis and Proteus vulgaris when oral administration of Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection is not feasible and when the organism is not susceptible to single-agent antibacterials effective in the urinary tract. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection and other antibacterial drugs, Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to empiric selection of therapy. Although appropriate culture and susceptibility studies should be performed, therapy may be started while awaiting the results of these studies. Shigellosis Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection is indicated in the treatment of enteritis caused by susceptible strains of Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei in adults and pediatric patients two months of age and older. Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection is a combination of sulfamethoxazole, a sulfonamide antimicrobial, and trimethoprim, a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor antibacterial, indicated in adults and pediatric patients two months of age and older for treatment of infections caused by designated, susceptible bacteria. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection is indicated in the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in adults and pediatric patients two months of age and older.
Atovaquone
Brand Names
Mepron, Malarone
Atovaquone
Brand Names
Mepron, Malarone
Form: Tablet, Suspension
Method of administration: Oral
FDA approval date: February 28, 1995
Classification: Antimalarial
Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablets are an antimalarial indicated for: prophylaxis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, including in areas where chloroquine resistance has been reported.
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