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Successful Treatment of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis Using Pyrimethamine Oral Solution Compounded From Inexpensive Bulk Powder

Published:2018-04-01 Issue:4 Volume:5 Page:
ISSN:2328-8957
Container-title:Open Forum Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

Hodgson Hayley A¹²,Sim Taeyong³,Gonzalez Hemil³,Aziz Mariam³,Rhee Yoona³,Lewis Paul O⁴,Jhobalia Neel⁵,Shields Beth²,Wang Sheila K¹²

Affiliation:

1. Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, Illinois

2. Department of Pharmacy, Department of Internal Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

3. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

4. Department of Pharmacy, Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee

5. Rush Specialty Drug Solutions, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Abstract

Abstract A price increase of pyrimethamine tablets in the United States has made the life-saving drug difficult to acquire for hospitalized patients who need it most. We report the successful use of a pyrimethamine oral suspension compounded from an economical bulk powder in a patient with acute toxoplasmic encephalitis.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Oncology

Link

http://academic.oup.com/ofid/article-pdf/5/4/ofy055/33591356/ofy055.pdf

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