| inj | injection; injury, injured, injurious |
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| AP | Aerosolized pentamidine |
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| pentamidine | <drug> An antibiotic used in aerosol form as a prevention against PCP (aerosolised pentamidine) and used intravenously to treat PCP. Side effects of inhaled pentamidine can include coughing, lung contractions, shortness of breath and fatigue. Side effects of injected pentamidine can include low blood sugar, pancreatitis and kidney disease. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| pentamidine isethionate | P,p'-(Pentamethylenedioxy)dibenzamidinebis(beta-hydroxyethanesulfonate);a toxic but effective drug used in the prophylaxis and treatment of early stages of both types of African sleeping sickness (Gambian and Rhodesian trypanosomiasis). It does not cross the blood-brain barrier and is not effective in the treatment of the advanced (neurological) stage of the disease. Also used to treat leishmaniasis that does not respond to therapy with pentavalent antimonials and in the treatment of pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis carinii. (05 Mar 2000) |
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