Anti- Malarials

Question 1

Three potential ways to control malaria

Answer 1

Vector control
Drug therapy
Vaccination

Question 2

(4) other names of Malaria

Answer 2

Intermittent fever
The fever
Marsh fever
Ague

Question 3

Break bone fever

Answer 3

DENGUE

Question 4

Classification of Anti- Malarial Drugs

Answer 4

Cinchona Alkaloids
4- Aminoquinolines
8- Aminoquinolines
Polycyclic anti malarial drugs
Fixed combination

Question 5

Clinical manifestations of Malaria

Answer 5

fever, chills, and flu-like illness.

Question 6

Quinine Sulfate indications

Answer 6

1. Nocturnal leg cramps

2. Chloroquine resistant P. falciparum strain

Question 7

Quinine Sulfate side effect

Answer 7

Abortifacient

Question 8

Lethal for all Plasmodium schizonts and gametocytes from P. vivax and P. malariae

Answer 8

Quinine Sulfate

Question 9

Potent antimalarial but is primary indicated for cardiac arrythmias

Answer 9

Quinidine

Question 10

Chloroquine (Aralen)

Answer 10

Prophylaxis and treatment of malaria

DOC for erthyrocytic stage of falciparum malaria

Question 11

Amiodarone (Cardorone)

Answer 11

Prophylaxis for malaria

Question 12

Mefloquine (Ariam)

Answer 12

Schizonticide (newest member)

DOC for malarial suppression

Question 13

Narrowest spectrum of activity

Answer 13

Primaquine

Question 14

Most effective against malarial parasite in the liver but not effective within erythrocytes

Answer 14

Primaquine

Question 15

Primaquine

Answer 15

DOC acute attack of Plasmodium

Question 16

Cinchonism manifestations

Answer 16

tinnitus, headache, nausea, disturbed vision

Question 17

Doxycycline

Answer 17

Prophylaxis for malaria

Question 18

Halfantrine

Answer 18

Can arrest tissue conduction in cardiac muscles

Schizonticide

Question 19

Lumefantrine MOA

Answer 19

Inhibition of B- hematinin

Question 20

Most toxic antimalarial drug

Answer 20

Quinacrine

Question 21

Causes the yellow color on the skin

Answer 21

Acridine dye

Question 22

Quinacrine

Answer 22

Tx. for malarial and a SCLEROSING AGENT

Question 23

Semi- synthetic antimalarial agent

Answer 23

Artemissinin

Question 24

CINCHONA ALKALOIDS

Answer 24

Quinine Sulfate

Quinidine

Question 25

4- Aminoquinolines

Answer 25

Mefloquine Amodiaquine Chloroquine

Question 26

8-Aminoquinolines

Answer 26

Primaquine

Question 27

Polycyclic Anti-Malarial Drugs

Answer 27

``` Doxycycline Halfantrine Lumefantrine Quinacrine Artemisinin ```