Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Primaquine
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Malaria: prevention of relapses (radical cure) due to Plasmodium vivax malaria.
- In a similar fashion, it also affects P. ovale hypnozoites dormant in the 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: November 14, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G, and Paul A Pham. "Primaquine." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540450/all/Primaquine.
Auwaerter PG, Pham PA. Primaquine. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540450/all/Primaquine. Accessed December 3, 2024.
Auwaerter, P. G., & Pham, P. A. (2023). Primaquine. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540450/all/Primaquine
Auwaerter PG, Pham PA. Primaquine [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2024 December 03]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540450/all/Primaquine.
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