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primaquine [′prī·mə‚kwēn] (pharmacology) C15H21N3O An ether-soluble viscous liquid, used as the diphosphate salt in medicine to cure malaria. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To the Editor: Standard treatment of patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria includes chloroquine, followed by primaquine terminal prophylaxis. The relapses were treated with 50-mg daily doses of primaquine for 4 patients and by chloroquine for the fifth patient. vivax was seen on blood smear, and the patient was treated with chloroquine with rapid resolution of her fever, followed by administration of primaquine, during which course she avoided breastfeeding. |
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