Pentamidine is a drug with antiprotozoal and antifungal properties. The drug is administered parenterally and is effective against a variety of protozoal infections including sleeping sickness, pneumocystis jiroveci and leishmania. Timeline: 0.42 Modes of administration 1.12 Uses 2.07 Administration 3.15 Adverse effects and contraindications 8.48 Monitoring 9.06 Drug interactions 9.45 Doses for different indications