氯喹 | lǜ kuí | chloroquine (antimalarial drug) | |
喹啉 | kuí lín | quinoline C6H4(CH)3N (pharm.) (loanword) | |
喹诺酮 | kuí nuò tóng | quinolone (a hydroxylated quinoline, inhibiting the replication of bacterial DNA) | |
喹諾酮 | kuí nuò tóng | quinolone (a hydroxylated quinoline, inhibiting the replication of bacterial DNA) |
1 | WHO has now added a fifth ACT - dihydroartemisinin plus piperaquine - to the previous list of recommended medicines. | |
2 | Until now, the main drug used to treat bilharzia has been praziquantel. | |
3 | The antidiarrheal Clioquinol proved effective in rats, cats, dogs and rabbits. When released, it caused blindness and paralysis in humans. | |
4 | Current schistosomiasis treatment relies largely on a drug called praziquantel (PZQ). | |
5 | Public health experts worry that the worms will become resistant to this drug, praziquantel. |