Treatment of Malaria, continued

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Treatment of Malaria, continued

There are many different drugs used to treat and prevent malaria. New drugs are being discovered much more rapidly for malaria than for other parasitic diseases. Here is a partial list of some of the drugs that have been traditionally used:
  • chloroquine
  • atovaquone-proguanil
  • artemisinin
  • artemether-lumefantrine
  • mefloquine
  • quinine
  • quinidine
  • doxycycline (used in combination with quinine)
  • clindamycin (used in combination with quinine)
  • artesunate (not licensed for use in the United States)
Treatment of uncomplicated non-falciparum malaria consists of treating the erythrocytic forms and determining if the species is from a chloroquine sensitive or chloroquine resistant area. Chloroquine-sensitive non-falciparum malaria is treated with chloroquine or artemisinin combination therapy (ACT). Chloroquine-resistant non-falciparum malaria is treated with ACT.
Treatment of uncomplicated malaria caused by P. falciparum is ACT.