| Serial number | Name of the drug | Mode of action | Mode of administration | Adverse effects | References |
| 1 | Pentavalent antimonials | Inhibition of glycolysis and β-oxidation of fatty acids of parasite | Intralesional for CL Parenteral | Abdominal pain, erythema, nausea, toxicity (hepatic, pancreas, renal, muscular, and skeletal cardiothrombocytopenia or leukopenia) | [2, 60, 61] |
| 2 | Amphotericin B | Binding to parasite’s membrane sterols and changing its permeability selective to K+ and Mg2+ | Liposomal formulations Deoxycholate formulations | Fever, nausea, hypokalemia, anorexia, leukopenia, kidney failure, and heart problems | [2, 59–61] |
| 3 | Pentamidine | Interferes with DNA synthesis and modifies the morphology of kinetoplast | Parenteral Intramuscular administration | Pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, myalgia, hypertension, headache, hypoglycemia, and transient hyperglycemia | [1, 2, 60, 61] |
| 4 | Miltefosine | Associated with phospholipid biosynthesis and alkyl-lipid metabolism in Leishmania | Oral for VL | Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and raised creatinine | [1, 2, 59, 60] |
| 5 | Paromomycin | Inhibition of protein biosynthesis in sensitive organism | Topical for CL Parenteral for VL | Erythema, pain, oedema, and ototoxicity (damage to internal ear) | [1, 2, 60] |
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