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    Tafenoquine

    Edina Avdic, Pharm.D.
    Tafenoquine is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.

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    INDICATIONS

    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

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    Last updated: January 2, 2019

    Citation

    Avdic, Edina. "Tafenoquine." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540701/all/Tafenoquine.
    Avdic E. Tafenoquine. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540701/all/Tafenoquine. Accessed April 21, 2019.
    Avdic, E. (2019). Tafenoquine. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540701/all/Tafenoquine
    Avdic E. Tafenoquine [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2019 April 21]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540701/all/Tafenoquine.
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