PRIMAQUINE Reviews (PRIMAQUINE PHOSPHATE)Average Rating: 4.0 (1 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PRIMAQUINE with similar:
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RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRIMAQUINE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
4 | to prevent malaria | Dark urine and mild indigestian | F | 47 | 18 months | 3/29/2008 |
PRIMAQUINE (PRIMAQUINE PHOSPHATE): Primaquine is used with other medications to prevent and treat malaria caused by mosquito bites in countries where malaria is common. Malaria parasites can enter the body through these mosquito bites, and then live in body tissues such as red blood cells or the liver. Primaquine is used after other medications (such as chloroquine) have killed the malaria parasites living inside red blood cells. Primaquine then kills the malaria parasites living in other body tissues. This prevents the return of the infection. Both drugs are needed for a complete cure. Primaquine phosphate belongs to a class of drugs known as antimalarials. The United States Centers for Disease Control provide updated guidelines and travel recommendations for the prevention and treatment of malaria in different parts of the world. Discuss the most recent information with your doctor before traveling to areas where malaria occurs. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)