Meglumine antimoniate
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Meglumine antimoniate is a medicine used for treating leishmaniasis
. It is manufactured by Aventis
and sold as Glucantime in France
, and Glucantim in Italy
. It belongs to a group of compounds known as the pentavalent antimonial
s. It is administered by intramuscular injection
.
Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain species of sand fly...
. It is manufactured by Aventis
Aventis
Aventis was a pharmaceutical and lab assay testing company. It was formed in 1999 when Rhône-Poulenc S.A. merged with Hoechst AG. The merged company was based in Strasbourg, France. With its headquarters in Strasbourg, Aventis was the product of the first transnational merger to combine large...
and sold as Glucantime in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and Glucantim in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It belongs to a group of compounds known as the pentavalent antimonial
Pentavalent antimonial
Pentavalent antimonials are a group of compounds used for the treatment of leishmaniasis. They are also called pentavalent antimony compounds.-Types:...
s. It is administered by intramuscular injection
Intramuscular injection
Intramuscular injection is the injection of a substance directly into a muscle. In medicine, it is one of several alternative methods for the administration of medications . It is used for particular forms of medication that are administered in small amounts...
.