Lucanthone hydrochloride; a review.

Abstract

THIS REVIEW OF THE PUBLISHED WORK ON THE TREATMENT OF BILHARZIASIS WITH LUCANTHONE HYDROCHLORIDE DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE INCONCLUSIVE NATURE OF MANY OF THE TRIALS CARRIED OUT SO FAR: either the dosage was inadequate or the patients were not followed up for a sufficient length of time. The author stresses the importance of obtaining a high concentration of lucanthone in the body fluids. He suggests that better results might be obtained if the total dose were given in two days or even as a single, massive dose. This method might also reduce the side effects, which do not appear, as a rule, until the second or third day.

• Authors: D M BLAIR
• Journal: Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Bull World Health Organ) Vol. 18 Issue 5-6 Pg. 989-1010 ( 1958) ISSN: 0042-9686 [Print] Switzerland
• PMID: 13573122 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Lucanthone

Topics

• Lucanthone (therapeutic use)
• Schistosomiasis (therapy)