General description
Paromomycin is an antimicrobial medicine used in the treatment of leishmaniasis and some parasitic infections.
INN
Paromomycin
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1977
(TRS
615)
for
Amoebiasis
Removed in 1982
(TRS
685)
for
Amoebiasis
Added in 2007
(TRS
946)
for
Visceral leishmaniasis
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Antileishmaniasis medicines
- Parenteral > General injections > IM: 750 mg paromomycin base (as sulfate)
Indications
Section
Antiamoebic and antigiardiasis medicines
- Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL as sulfate
- Oral > Solid: 250 mg as sulfate
Indications