Antimalarial drug
Antimalarial drugs are designed to prevent or treat malaria. There are many of these drugs on the currently on the market. Here is a partial list.
Antimalarial drugs currently used for treatment
- mefloquine (Larium ®)
- chloroquine
- fansidar (pyrimethamine, sulfadoxine)
- amodiaquine
- quinine/quinidine
- artemether/artesunate
- atovaquone
Antimalarial drugs currently used for prophylaxis
- mefloquine
- chloroquine
- proguanil
- pyrimethamine (daraprim)
- doxycycline