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Tafenoquine
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Two different brand names were FDA approved in 2018
- Krintafel™- radical cure (prevention of relapse) of Plasmodium vivax malaria in patients ≥16 years old who are receiving appropriate antimalarial therapy for acute P. vivax infection.
- Please note that tafenoquine is NOT indicated for the treatment of acute P. vivax malaria.
- Arakoda™-prophylaxis of malaria in patients ≥18 years of age
- Krintafel™- radical cure (prevention of relapse) of Plasmodium vivax malaria in patients ≥16 years old who are receiving appropriate antimalarial therapy for acute P. vivax infection.
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Two different brand names were FDA approved in 2018
- Krintafel™- radical cure (prevention of relapse) of Plasmodium vivax malaria in patients ≥16 years old who are receiving appropriate antimalarial therapy for acute P. vivax infection.
- Please note that tafenoquine is NOT indicated for the treatment of acute P. vivax malaria.
- Arakoda™-prophylaxis of malaria in patients ≥18 years of age
- Krintafel™- radical cure (prevention of relapse) of Plasmodium vivax malaria in patients ≥16 years old who are receiving appropriate antimalarial therapy for acute P. vivax infection.
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Last updated: July 3, 2020
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Avdic, Edina. "Tafenoquine." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2020. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540701/6/Tafenoquine.
Avdic E. Tafenoquine. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540701/6/Tafenoquine. Accessed January 29, 2023.
Avdic, E. (2020). Tafenoquine. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540701/6/Tafenoquine
Avdic E. Tafenoquine [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. [cited 2023 January 29]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540701/6/Tafenoquine.
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