Drug Name: | Primaquine |
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Drug Class: | Antimalarial |
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Mechanism of Action: | - Inhibits the development of the erythrocytic forms of the Plasmodium parasite
- Destroys the exoerythrocytic forms of the parasite in the liver
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Use: | - Treatment of malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale
- Prophylaxis of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum
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Side Effects: | - Gastrointestinal disturbances
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Hemolytic anemia in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
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Contraindications: | - G6PD deficiency
- Pregnancy
- Breastfeeding
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Specialty: | - Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
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