Experiment 1270827

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeIM
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationCAWSTON,FG: CANTAB,MD:. (1922). THE EMETINE TREATMENT FOR BILHARZIA DISEASE.. 25()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseTHIS MAPER DISCUSSES THE USE OF EMTINE IN THE TREATMENT OF BIALHARZIA DISEASE. THE AUTHOR FOUND IT TO BE EFFECTIVE IN PATIENTS WITH INFECTION BY SHISTOSOMA HEATOBIUM, S. MANSONI, AND S. BOVIS. BECAUSE OF CARDIACTOXICITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGE DOSES NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY TREAT ADULTS, THE AUTHOR RECOMENDS THAT THE USE OF EMETINE BE CONFINED TO CHILDREN. METHODS USED IN PREPARATION OF THE DRUG, DOSAGES AND SCHEDULES FOR TREATING CHILDREN ARE DISCUSSED.
Dose amountVAR
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN CHILD
Dose expressionDOSE