Antimalarials Flashcards
1
Q
Prophylaxis: chloroquine +/– primaquine
o Backup drugs: hydroxychloroquine, primaquine, pyrimethamine- sulfadoxine
A
Chloroquine-sensitive regions
2
Q
o Prophylaxis: mefloquine; backup drugs: doxycycline, atovaquone- proguanil
o Treatment: quinine +/– either doxycycline or clindamycin or pyrimethamine
A
Chloroquine-resistant regions
3
Q
Hemolytic anemia in G6PD deficiency (primaquine, quinine)
– Cinchonism (quinine)
A
Antimalarials
4
Q
Tx for:
P. falciparum & P. malariae
A
Chloroquine
5
Q
Tx for:
P.vivax & P. ovale
A
Chloroquine + primaquine
