Schistosomicidal compositions

Abstract

Certain novel schistosomicidal pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. These compositions involve the concomitant use of two different organic chemical compounds each chosen from a separate class of known schistosomicidal agents. One class of agents involves certain known 2-aminoalkyl-7-substituted-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines (A), while the other class is primarily concerned with a series of known 2-acyl-4-oxo-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[2,1a]isoquinoline derivatives (B). A preferred embodiment involves the use of dl-6-hydroxymethyl-2-isopropylaminomethyl-7-nitro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinol ine (A) in conjunction with 2-cyclohexylcarbonyl-4-oxo-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[2,1a]isoqui noline (B). Various methods for administering these compounds in combination and/or in a concomitant manner are provided.

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