Antimalarial Drugs Flashcards
1
Q
4 aminoquinolones
A
Chloroquine
2
Q
Quinoline methanol
A
Mefloquine
3
Q
Cinchona alkaloid
A
Quinine
4
Q
Biguanide
A
Proguanil
5
Q
Diaminopyramidine
A
Pyrimethamine
6
Q
8 amino quinolones
A
Primaquine
7
Q
Sulfonamide
A
Sulfadoxine
Sulfamethopyrazine
8
Q
Antibiotics
A
Doxycycline
Clindamycin
9
Q
Sesquiterpene lactones
A
Artesunate
Artemether
10
Q
Amino alchohols
A
Lumefantrine
11
Q
Naphtoquinone
A
Atovaquone
12
Q
Naphthyridine
A
Pyronaridine
13
Q
Chloroquine resistant uncomplicated falciparum malaria treatment
A
- Artesunate 100mg BD (4mg/kg/day) x 3days +
mefloquine 750 mg (15mg/kg) on 2nd day and 500 mg (10mg/kg) on 3rd day OR Sulfadoxine 1500 mg (25mg/kg) + pyrimethamine 75 mg (1.25mg/kg) single dose
- Quinine 600mg (10mg/kg) 8 hourly x 7 days + doxycycline 100. Mg daily x7 days OR clindamycin 600 mg 12 hourly x 7 days
