Drug details

Daraprim (pyrimethamine)

type of Antiparasitic Agents, Antimalarials

Daraprim (pyrimethamine) is an antiparasitic drug used to treat and prevent malaria, and is also used in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.

The drug is often used to treat Malaria .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• vomiting,
• loss of appetite,
• insomnia,
• dry mouth.
• lightheadedness, or

The following drugs are related to Daraprim, either as a replacement or used together:

• Coartem (artemether lumefantrine tablets)
• Malarone (atovaquone and proguanil hcl)
• Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine)
• Qualaquin (quinine sulfate capsules)

The following supplements are related to Daraprim, and may be used together with the drug:

• Vitamin A (s.)