pentamidine

American

[pen-tam-i-deen, -din] / pɛnˈtæm ɪˌdin, -dɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

an antiprotozoal substance, C 1 9 H 2 4 N 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii.

pentamidine British

/ pɛnˈtæmɪˌdiːn, -dɪn /

noun

a drug used to treat protozoal infections, esp pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis carinii in patients with AIDS

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Etymology

Origin of pentamidine

First recorded in 1941; pent(ane) + amidine

Example Sentences

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At the + time, pneumocystis was treated with a drug called pentamidine, which was given intravenously.

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Thus far he has tried interferon, aerosol pentamidine, which is used to treat deadly Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and AZT.

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But studies reported in Montreal confirm that pentamidine inhaled directly into the lungs is dramatically effective in preventing the pneumonia from developing.

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At typical dosages, AZT costs each patient about $7,000 a year, and pentamidine up to $1,200.

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