All of these are used in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis except:: (A) Sitamaquine, (B) Paromomycin, (C) Miltefosine, (D) Hydroxychloroquine
Answer is D. Drugs used in the treatment of leishmaniasis are: Antimonial: Sodium stibogluconate (SSG) Diamidine: Pentamidine Antifungal drugs: Amphotericin B (AMB) Ketoconazole (KTZ) Others: Miltefosine, Paromomycin Allopurinol ESSENTIALS OF PHARMACOLOGY Page no. 845