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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Primaquine''' (or '''primaquine phosphate''') is a medication used in the treatment of [[malaria]] and [[Pneumocystis pneumonia]]. It is a member of the [[8-aminoquinoline]] group of drugs that includes [[tafenoquine]] and [[pamaquine]]. Primaquine was first synthesised by [[Robert Elderfield]] of [[Columbia University]] in the 1940's.<ref>{{cite journal|author = Edgcomb JH, Arnold J, Young EH, ''et al.'' | year = 1950 | title = Primaquine, SN 13272, a new curative agent in vivax malaria; a preliminary report. | journal = Journal National Malaria Society | volume = 9 | issue = 4 | pages = 285&ndash;92 | pmid = 14804087}}</ref>
'''Primaquine''' (or '''primaquine phosphate''') is a medication used in the treatment of [[malaria]] and [[Pneumocystis pneumonia]]. It is a member of the 8-aminoquinoline group of drugs that includes [[tafenoquine]] and [[pamaquine]]. Primaquine was first synthesised by Robert Elderfield of Columbia University in the 1940's.<ref>{{cite journal|author = Edgcomb JH, Arnold J, Young EH, ''et al.'' | year = 1950 | title = Primaquine, SN 13272, a new curative agent in vivax malaria; a preliminary report. | journal = Journal National Malaria Society | volume = 9 | issue = 4 | pages = 285&ndash;92 | pmid = 14804087}}</ref>


==Category==
==Category==

Revision as of 04:47, 8 January 2014

Primaquine phosphate
PRIMAQUINE PHOSPHATE® FDA Package Insert
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Microbiology
Indications and Usage
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Drug Interactions
Overdosage
Dosage and Administration
How Supplied
Labels and Packages

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chetan Lokhande, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Primaquine (or primaquine phosphate) is a medication used in the treatment of malaria and Pneumocystis pneumonia. It is a member of the 8-aminoquinoline group of drugs that includes tafenoquine and pamaquine. Primaquine was first synthesised by Robert Elderfield of Columbia University in the 1940's.[1]

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FDA Package Insert

Description | Clinical Pharmacology | Microbiology | Indications and Usage | Contraindications | Warnings and Precautions | Adverse Reactions | Drug Interactions | Overdosage | Clinical Studies | Dosage and Administration | How Supplied | Labels and Packages

Mechanism of Action

References

  1. Edgcomb JH, Arnold J, Young EH; et al. (1950). "Primaquine, SN 13272, a new curative agent in vivax malaria; a preliminary report". Journal National Malaria Society. 9 (4): 285&ndash, 92. PMID 14804087.