Important Regimes

Question 1

uncomplicated falciparum - during pregnancy

Answer 1

7 days TDS
quinine - 600mg
clindamycin - 300 mg

Question 2

Uncomplicated falciparum (alternative - during pregnancy)

Answer 2

3 days

ACT

Question 3

vivax, ovale, malariae (main)

Answer 3

chloroquine - 3 days
day 1- 10mg/kg
after 8 hours - 5mg/kg
day 2 - 5 mg/kg
day 3 - 5 mg/kg

primaqu- 15mg daily - 14 days

Question 4

chloroquine resistance - vivax, ovale, malariae

Answer 4

7 days
quinine- 600mg 8 hrly
doxycycline 100mg daily/ clindamycin 600mg 12 hrly

14 days
15mg primaquine

or

ACT +primaquine 14days15mgOD

Question 5

chloroquine sensitive falciparum

Answer 5

chloroquine - 3 days - total 25mg/kg

primaquine 45mg - single dose

Question 6

chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria

Answer 6

ACT

3days
artesunate - 100mg BD

singledose
sulfadoxine - 1500mg
pyrimethamine - 75mg

Question 7

cq resistant pf - 2

Answer 7

ACT

day 1 - artesunate - 100mg BD
day 2 - artesunate - 100mg BD + Mefloquine - 750mg
day 3 - artesunate - 100mg BD + mefloquine - 500mg

Question 8

cq resistant pf - 3

Answer 8

3 DAYS

artemether - 80mg + lumefantrine - 480mg BD

Question 9

cq resistant - pf - 4

Answer 9

3 DAYS

arterolane maleate 150mg + piperaquine 750mg OD

Question 10

cq resistant pf - 5

Answer 10

7 days

quinine - 600mg TDS + Doxycycline 100mg daily/ clindamycin - 300 mg TDS