List of drugs used to treat schistosomiasis

A schistosomicide is a drug used to combat schistosomiasis.

List

Examples listed in MeSH include:

• amoscanate
• arteether
• artemether
• chloroxylenol
• hycanthone
• lucanthone
• metrifonate
• niridazole
• oltipraz
• oxamniquine
• praziquantel
• stibophen

See also

• Schistosomiasis vaccine

Further reading

• Abdul-Ghani, R; Loutfy, N; Sahn, A; Hassan, A (Apr 2009). "Current chemotherapy arsenal for schistosomiasis mansoni: alternatives and challenges". Parasitol Res. 104 (5): 955–65. doi:10.1007/s00436-009-1371-7.