Primaquine in vivax malaria: an update and review on management issues

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Primaquine was officially licensed as an anti-malarial drug by the FDA in 1952. It has remained the only FDA licensed drug capable of clearing the intra-hepatic schizonts and hypnozoites of <it>Plasmodium vivax</it>. This update and review focuses on...

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Main Authors: Fernando Deepika, Rodrigo Chaturaka, Rajapakse Senaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/351