About The Medical Condition Chloroguanide

ClusterMed

Find the definition of the medical term Chloroguanide. Chloroguanide defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Conditions from ClusterMed.info.

Chloroguanide

Chloroguanide Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Chloroguanide Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Chloroguanide?

A biguanide compound which has little antimalarial activity until metabolized in the body to the active antimalarial agent cycloguanil. The usefulness of proguanil is limited by the rapid development of drug resistance by the malarial parasite. The hydrochloride is used for the casual prophylaxis of falciparum malaria, to suppress other forms of malaria, and to reduce transmission of infection (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p405)

More Medical Conditions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Medical Conditions Definitions Of The Day

  • Hospitals, Proprietary ‐ Hospitals owned and operated by a corporation or an individual…
  • Myxedemas, Congenital ‐ A condition due to congenital lack of thyroid hormone, marked…
  • Ketosuccinates ‐ Salts and esters of…
  • Cross Reaction ‐ Serological reactions in which an antiserum against one antigen…
  • Venoms, Scorpion ‐ Venoms from animals of the order Scorpionida of the class Arachnida.…
  • Neoplasms, Ureter ‐ Cancer or tumors of the URETER. Hematuria, which occurs in 75%…
  • Antagonists, Blood Platelet ‐ Drugs or agents which antagonize or impair any mechanism leading…
  • Carminomicin ‐ A very toxic anthracycline-type antibiotic related to DAUNORUBICIN,…
  • Elbow, Tennis ‐ A condition characterized by pain in or near the lateral humeral…
  • Tryptan ‐ An essential amino acid that is necessary for normal growth in…