Descriptor in English: | Pentamidine |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Pentamidina |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Pentamidina |
Descriptor in French: | Pentamidine |
Entry term(s): |
Diamidine Lomidine NebuPent Pentacarinat Pentam Pentamidin Pentamidine Isethionate Pentamidine Mesylate |
Tree number(s): |
D02.078.100.700 |
Scope note: | Antiprotozoal agent effective in trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and some fungal infections; used in treatment of PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia in HIV-infected patients. It may cause diabetes mellitus, central nervous system damage, and other toxic effects. |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AA analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine |
History Note: | 90(75); was see under AMIDINES 1975-89 |
DeCS UI: | 10613 |
Descriptor UI: | D010419 |
Date Established: | 1990/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1974/11/19 |
Revision Date: | 2016/07/01 |
Pentamidine
- Preferred
Lomidine
- Narrower
NebuPent
- Narrower
Pentamidine Isethionate
- Narrower
Pentam
- Narrower
Pentamidine Mesylate
- Narrower
Diamidine
- Narrower
Pentacarinat
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0016169 |
Scope note | Antiprotozoal agent effective in trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and some fungal infections; used in treatment of PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia in HIV-infected patients. It may cause diabetes mellitus, central nervous system damage, and other toxic effects. |
Preferred term | Pentamidine |
Entry term(s) |
Pentamidin |
Concept UI |
M0350938 |
Preferred term | Lomidine |
Concept UI |
M0474058 |
Preferred term | NebuPent |
Concept UI |
M0016170 |
Preferred term | Pentamidine Isethionate |
Concept UI |
M0474059 |
Preferred term | Pentam |
Concept UI |
M0016171 |
Preferred term | Pentamidine Mesylate |
Concept UI |
M0016172 |
Preferred term | Diamidine |
Concept UI |
M0333701 |
Preferred term | Pentacarinat |
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