pentamidine
noun
pent·am·i·dine
pen-ˈta-mə-ˌdēn 
-dən
: a drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C23H36N4O10S2 especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent AIDS-related pneumonia
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Sandy Lee Ford with vials of pentamidine to be distributed to patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia.
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2016
Sandy Lee Ford with vials of pentamidine to be distributed to patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2016
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pentamidine
noun
pent·am·i·dine
pen-ˈtam-ə-ˌdēn
-dən
-dən
: a diamidine used chiefly in the form of its salt C23H36N4O10S2 to treat protozoal infections (as leishmaniasis) and to prevent Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected individuals
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