An aminoquinoline that is given by mouth to produce a radical cure and prevent relapse of vivax and ovale malarias following treatment with a blood schizontocide. It has also been used to prevent transmission of falciparum malaria by those returning to areas where there is a potential for re-introduction of malaria. Adverse effects include anemias and GI dis...
For the treatment of malaria.
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
Khun Han Hospital, Khun Han, Thailand
Tikapur Hospital, Tikapur, Nepal
Malakheti Hospital, Malakheti, Nepal
Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Icddrb, Upazila, Bangladesh
Puskesmas Mangili, Dusun Tenggara, Indonesia
Hospital do Jurua, Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Centro de Pesquisa em Medicina Tropical (Cepem), Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
Tropical Pesticides Research Institute (TPRI), Arusha, Tanzania
Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU), Mae Sot, Thailand
WRAIR, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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