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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 (or meglumine antimonate) is a medicine used for treating leishmaniasis. It is manufactured by Aventis and sold as Glucantime in France, and Glucantim in Italy. It belongs to a group of compounds known as the pentavalent antimonials. It is administered by intramuscular injection.

See also

Antiparasitics directed at excavata parasites (P01)
Discicristata
Trypanosomiasis
African trypanosomiasis
Chagas disease
Leishmaniasis

Pentavalent antimonials (Meglumine antimoniate, Sodium stibogluconate)

PAM
Trichozoa
Giardiasis
Trichomoniasis
Dientamoebiasis


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