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MeSH Heading: Pyrimethamine
Tree Number(s): D03.383.742.675
Unique ID: D011739
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011739
Scope Note: One of the FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS that is used as an antimalarial or with a sulfonamide to treat toxoplasmosis.
Entry Term(s): Chloridin; Daraprim; Malocide; Tindurine
Pharm Action: Antimalarials
Antiprotozoal Agents
Folic Acid Antagonists
Registry Number: Z3614QOX8W
Related Numbers: 58-14-0
CAS Type 1 Name: 2,4-Pyrimidinediamine, 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-
NLM Classification #: QV 256
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/05/24

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Pyrimethamine MeSH Descriptor Data 2023