Antiparasitic

Antiparasitic drugs are a class of medications used to manage and treat a wide variety of infections caused by parasites. Parasites are tiny organisms that live on or inside a host organism, such as a human or animal, and derive nutrients at the host’s expense. These drugs work by selectively targeting the parasites, either by killing them outright (vermiformes/vermicides), stopping their growth, or paralyzing them so they can be expelled from the host’s body. Because different parasites have distinct biological structures and life cycles, there are many different types of antiparasitic drugs, each typically effective against a specific range of organisms.