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Mepron
Identifier
019512
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
This medicine has confused us as according to the description it belongs to numerous classes
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a form of pneumonia, caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii which make it theoretically an anti-fungal
Toxoplasmosis is cause by a parasite, which makes it an anti-parasitic
Babesia (also called Nuttallia) is a genus of protozoan apicomplexan piroplasms that infect the blood and cause a parasitic, hemolytic disease known as babesiosis. Over 100 species of Babesia have been identified, In the United States, B. microti is the most common strain associated with humans.
A description of the experience
Atovaquone is a medication used to treat or prevent:
- For pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), it is used in mild cases, although it is not approved for treatment of severe cases.
- For toxoplasmosis, the medication has antiparasitic and therapeutic effects.
- For malaria, it is one of the two components (along with proguanil) in the drug Malarone. Malarone has fewer side effects and is more expensive than mefloquine. Resistance has been observed.
- For babesia, it is often used in conjunction with oral azithromycin.
On Dec, 31, 2015: 788 people reported to have side effects when taking Mepron. Among them, 18 people (2.28%) have Hallucination.
On Jan, 6, 2016: 788 people reported to have side effects when taking Mepron. Among them, 27 people (3.43%) have Death.
Time on Mepron when people have Death * :
< 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
Death | 66.67% | 11.11% | 22.22% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Gender of people who have Death when taking Mepron * :
Female | Male | |
Death | 62.96% | 37.04% |
Age of people who have Death when taking Mepron * :
0-1 | 2-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60+ | |
Death | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 20.83% | 20.83% | 8.33% | 16.67% | 33.33% |
The source of the experience
eHealthmeConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
Symbols
Science Items
Activities and commonsteps
Activities
Overloads
Anti-parasiticsFungal infection treatments
Malaria
Malaria treatments and prevention
Toxoplasmosis