Malaria Prevention
Chloroquine can be used for preventing malaria from Plasmodium vivax, P. ovale and P. malariae. Popular drugs based on chloroquine phosphate (also called nivaquine) are Chloroquine FNA, Resochin and Dawaquin. Many areas of the world have widespread strains of chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum, so other antimalarials, such as mefloquine or atovaquone, may be advisable instead. Combining chloroquine with proguanil may be more effective against chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum than treatment with chloroquine alone, but is no longer recommended by the CDC due to the availability of more effective combinations. For children 14 years of age or below, the dose of chloroquine is 600 mg per week.
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