.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.P.P01BA03 .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.P.P01BA03| name: | Primaquine |
| ATC code: | P01BA03 | route: | oral |
| n-compartments | 1 |
Primaquine is an 8-aminoquinoline antimalarial drug primarily used for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale malaria by eradicating hepatic hypnozoites. It is also indicated in the treatment and prevention of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. Primaquine is approved and in clinical use today for malaria treatment, especially for prevention of malaria relapses.
Pharmacokinetic parameters reported in healthy adult volunteers taking oral primaquine, both sexes, median age around 25-35 years.
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