Pyrimethamine /paɪrɪmɛθeɪmiːn/ (trade name Daraprim) is a medication used for protozoal infections. It is commonly used as an antimalarial drug (for both treatment and prevention of malaria) and is also used (combined with the sulfonamide antibiotic sulfadiazine) in the treatment of Toxoplasma gondii infections in immunocompromised patients such as HIV-positive individuals. It is also currently being evaluated in clinical trials as a treatment for ALS.
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