Application

Antimicrobial against Pneumocystis carinii.

Pentamidine isethionate salt has been used:as a positive control for anti-leishmanial, anti-plasmodial and cytotoxic assaysas a prototypical compound to analyse the inhibitor effect on human ether-a-go-go-related gene (HERG) K⁺ channel traffickingas an anti-leishmanial agent in promastigotes

Biochem/physiol Actions

Pentamidine isethionate is used as a second line drug for leishmaniasis.

Neuroprotective; inhibits constitutive nitric oxide synthase in the brain; NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist.

Features and Benefits

This compound was developed by Celgene. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

Packaging

1 g in glass bottle

100, 250 mg in glass bottle

25 mg in poly bottle