antimalarial Flashcards
which drug is effective in eliminating all stages of ALL species of Plasmodium? which drug is most?
Chloroquine**, quinine , Mefloquine, doxycycline, Artemisinin
which drug interferes with hemoglobin degradation
Quinine
which drug has the poorest therapeutic:toxic ratio of all antimalarial drugs?
Quinine
which drug can cause psychiatric dreams
Mefloquinone
Primaquine side effects
RBC lysisw/ peopler with G6PD deficiency can cause hemolytic anemia
1st line drug to use during travelling abroad
Malarone: Atovaquone + Proguanil
Cinchonism side effect
Quinine
which drug will cause hemolytic anemia
pramaquine
which drug cannot be used as prophylaxis? reason?
Quinine due to its high toxicity
which drug requires screening for G6PD deficiency before administering?
primaquine
which drug is highly efficacious for treating P. Falciparum malaria
Malarone
what makes up Malarone
Atovaquone + proguanil
which drug is primarily prophylaxis
Doxycycline
DRUG of choice to tx dormant liver (hypnozoite) form of P vivax and Povale
Primaquine
which antimalarial drug is a protein synthesis inhibitor
Doxycycline
which drug should be avoided for children and pregnancy?
Doxycycline
which anti-malarial drug is the “chinese wood worm”?
Artemisinin Deriv: Iumefantrine
which drug increases sensitivity to sunburn
doxycycline
what are all the drugs for antimalaria
chloroquine, quinine, mefloquine, primaquine, Malarone, doxycycline, Artemisinin deriv
what plasmodium are prone to hyponozoite form in liver?
Pvivax and Povale
which plasmodium is chloroquine resistant to
P falciparum
which drug is Malarone highly effiacious to?
P falciparum malaria
