Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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Tinidazole
A drug used to treat protozoal infections, such as amebiasis, giardiasis, and trichomoniasis. It belongs to a family of drugs called antiprotozoal agents. Tinidazole is also being evaluated in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infections in people with low-grade gastric lymphoma.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.