From slideshare.net |
Press Release of My GS-14 Promotion, 1993 |
Antimalarial medications, also known as antimalarials, are designed to prevent or cure malaria. Such drugs may be used for some or all of the following:
- Treatment of malaria in individuals with suspected or confirmed infection
- Prevention of infection in individuals visiting a malaria-endemic region who have no immunity (malaria prophylaxis)
- Routine intermittent treatment of certain groups in endemic regions (intermittent preventive therapy)
Current practice in treating cases of malaria is based on the concept of combination therapy (e.g., Coartem), since this offers several advantages, including reduced risk of treatment failure, reduced risk of developing resistance, enhanced convenience, and reduced side-effects. Prompt and accurate parasitological confirmation by microscopy, or alternatively by rapid diagnostic tests, is recommended in all patients suspected of malaria before treatment is started.
Here's a short video made by WHO about malaria.
https://youtu.be/gwYIyjwYluc
The following list of medications are in some way related to, or used in the treatment of this condition. The Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) of some of these drugs were reviewed and approved by me as the Chemistry Reviewer and Team Leader if the Division of Anti-Infective Drug Products from 1990 to 2002.
Drug name | Rx / OTC | Preg | CSA | Reviews | Rating | ||
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artemether / lumefantrine | 4 |
9.0
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Coartem | 4 |
9.6
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Malarone | 3 |
7.0
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mefloquine | 6 |
2.8
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doxycycline | 5 |
8.0
|
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Plaquenil | Add |
0.0
|
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chloroquine | 1 |
10
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|||||
hydroxychloroquine | Add |
0.0
|
|||||
atovaquone / proguanil | 3 |
7.0
|
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clindamycin | Add |
0.0
|
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Doxy 100 | 1 |
10
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primaquine | Add |
0.0
|
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atovaquone | 1 |
10
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Lariam | 5 |
3.3
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Doryx | Add |
0.0
|
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Cleocin | Add |
0.0
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Monodox | Add |
0.0
|
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Vibramycin | Add |
0.0
|
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Morgidox | Add |
0.0
|
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Oraxyl | Add |
0.0
|
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Vibra-Tabs | Add |
0.0
|
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Doryx MPC | Add |
0.0
|
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Ocudox | Add |
0.0
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Cleocin HCl | Add |
0.0
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https://www.drugs.com/condition/malaria.html New Approved Drugs are Krintafel and Coartem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimalarial_medication |
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