Meglumine antimoniate

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  • Hydroxy-dioxostiborane; (2R,3R,4R,5S)-6-methylaminohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
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Meglumine antimoniate is a medicine used to treat leishmaniasis. [1] This includes visceral, mucocutaneous, and cutaneous leishmaniasis. [1] It is given by injection into a muscle or into the area infected. [1]

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Side effects include loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal pain, cough, feeling tired, muscle pain, irregular heartbeat, and kidney problems. [1] It should not be used in people with significant heart, liver, or kidney problems. [1] It is not recommended during breastfeeding. [1] It belongs to a group of medications known as the pentavalent antimonials. [1]

Meglumine antimoniate came into medical use in 1946. [2] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [3] It is available in Southern Europe and Latin America but not the United States. [4] [5]

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It is manufactured by Aventis [6] and sold as Glucantime in France, and Glucantim in Italy.

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