What is the best drug to treat malaria?
Medications
- Chloroquine phosphate. Chloroquine is the preferred treatment for any parasite that is sensitive to the drug.
- Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). ACT is a combination of two or more drugs that work against the malaria parasite in different ways.
What are the types of malaria drugs?
chloroquine (Aralen),
What is the first line treatment for malaria?
As of April 2019, artesunate, the WHO-recommended first-line treatment of severe malaria, will become the first-line treatment for severe malaria in the U.S. Malaria has long been a major cause of illness and deaths with an estimated 219 million cases of malaria worldwide and 435,000 deaths in 2017.
What injection is given for malaria?
Artesun
| Product category | Severe malaria treatment (artesunate for injection) |
|---|---|
| Dosing | At least 3 injections within 1 day during critical phase |
| Efficacy | 92% survival vs 88% survival with quinine in African children Coma duration, convulsions, and hypoglycaemia significantly lower with artesunate compared to quinine |
Which injection is used for malaria?
The standard treatment for severe malaria is an intravenous infusion of quinine or quinidine [1,2]. Quinine may also be administered as an intramuscular injection. A loading dose of 20 mg/kg is recommended to reduce the time needed to reach effective concentrations in the blood [3].
Is doxycycline a malaria drug?
Doxycycline is an antibiotic that also can be used to prevent malaria. It is available in the United States by prescription only. It is sold under multiple brand names and it is also sold as a generic medicine. It is available in tablets, capsules, and an oral liquid formulation.