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==Clinical Pharmacology== | |||
Primaquine phosphate is an 8-aminoquinoline compound which eliminates tissue ([[exoerythrocytic]]) infection. Thereby, it prevents the development of the blood (erythrocytic) forms of the parasite which are responsible for relapses in vivax malaria. Primaquine phosphate is also active against gametocytes of Plasmodium falciparum.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = PRIMAQUINE PHOSPHATE TABLET, FILM COATED [SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=1bfbf4ae-81b8-4160-a00d-6322aadd4b59 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:24, 8 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chetan Lokhande, M.B.B.S [2]
Clinical Pharmacology
Primaquine phosphate is an 8-aminoquinoline compound which eliminates tissue (exoerythrocytic) infection. Thereby, it prevents the development of the blood (erythrocytic) forms of the parasite which are responsible for relapses in vivax malaria. Primaquine phosphate is also active against gametocytes of Plasmodium falciparum.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.