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Introduction
Synonyms
Structure
Mechanism of action
Properties
• Physical properties
• Chemical properties
Side effects
Uses
INTRODUCTION:
Sodium stibogluconate is a medication used to treat leishmaniasis. This includes
leishmaniasis of the cutaneous, visceral, and mucosal types.
Sodium stibogluconate has been studied as early as 1937 and has been in medical
use since the 1940s. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential
Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system.
Workers in India prepared sodium stibogluconate in the late 1940’s via the reaction
of antimony pentoxide with sodium hydroxide.
Synonyms:
1. Nausea
2. Myalgia
3. Pain at injection site
4. Cough
5. Loss of appetite
6. Headache
7. Abdominal pain
8. Tiredness
9. ECG changes
10. Anaphylactic shock
11. Vomiting
12. Diarrhea
Uses: