Primaquine
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Malaria: prevention of relapses (radical cure) due to Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale hypnozoites dormant in liver.
- Also effective against gametocytes of P. falciparum.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Treatment of PCP (in combination with clindamycin).
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Last updated: February 1, 2016
Citation
Pham, Paul A, and John G Bartlett. "Primaquine." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540450/all/Primaquine.
Pham PA, Bartlett JG. Primaquine. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540450/all/Primaquine. Accessed December 1, 2023.
Pham, P. A., & Bartlett, J. G. (2016). Primaquine. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540450/all/Primaquine
Pham PA, Bartlett JG. Primaquine [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. [cited 2023 December 01]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540450/all/Primaquine.
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