Antimalarial Flashcards

1
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Primary Drug for Malaria
Prevents heme polymerization into hemozoin

SE: Retinal damage, hearing loss

A

Chloroquine

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Chloroquine resistance,Severe malaria, DOC for pregnant patients with malaria

SE: Hypoglycemia
Blackwater fever
Cinchonism

A

Quinine

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Eradication of hypnozoits of P. Vivax and Ovale

A

Primaquine

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Chemoprophylaxis (Chloroquine-resistant areas)

A

Mefloquine

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Chemoprophylaxis (Multidrug resistant areas)

A

Doxycycline

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