Antimalarial drug
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Antimalarial drugs are designed to prevent or cure malaria. There are many of these drugs currently on the market. Here is a partial list.
Antimalarial drugs currently used for treatment
- mefloquine (Lariam ®)
- chloroquine
- fansidar (sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine)
- amodiaquine
- quinine/quinidine
- artemisinin/artemether/artesunate
- atovaquone
- lumefantrine
Antimalarial drugs currently used for prophylaxis
- mefloquine
- chloroquine
- proguanil
- pyrimethamine (daraprim)
- doxycycline
- hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
| Antimalarial drugs (P01B) | |
|---|---|
| Aminoquinolines | Amodiaquine, Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine, Pamaquine, Primaquine |
| Biguanides | Proguanil, Cycloguanil embolate |
| Methanolquinolines | Mefloquine, Quinine |
| Diaminopyridines | Pyrimethamine |
| Artemisinin derivatives | Artemisinin, Artemether, Artesunate, Artemotil, Artenimol |
| Others | Halofantrine, Lumefantrine |
