Successful Treatment of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis Using Pyrimethamine Oral Solution Compounded From Inexpensive Bulk Powder

A price increase of pyrimethamine tablets in the United States has made the life-saving drug difficult to acquire for hospitalized patients who need it most. We report the successful use of a pyrimethamine oral suspension compounded from an economical bulk powder in a patient with acute toxoplasmic...

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Autores principales: Hodgson, Hayley A, Sim, Taeyong, Gonzalez, Hemil, Aziz, Mariam, Rhee, Yoona, Lewis, Paul O, Jhobalia, Neel, Shields, Beth, Wang, Sheila K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5906922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29693038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy055
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Sumario:A price increase of pyrimethamine tablets in the United States has made the life-saving drug difficult to acquire for hospitalized patients who need it most. We report the successful use of a pyrimethamine oral suspension compounded from an economical bulk powder in a patient with acute toxoplasmic encephalitis.

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