KROK 1 2021 – Question 52 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
What drug is used for treatment of malaria, amoebic dysentery, and autoimmune diseases?
- A. Streptomycin sulfate
- B. Co-trimoxazole (Biseptol)
- C. Chingamin (Chloroquine)
- D. Itraconazole
- E. Dexamethasone
Hint
Look for the single drug whose spectrum covers two different protozoal infections and which is also used in low doses in rheumatic disease; the others are an aminoglycoside, a sulfonamide combination, an azole and a steroid.
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