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Model List of Essential Medicines

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6.5.3. Antimalarial medicines
  1. Amodiaquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 153 mg (as hydrochloride); 200 mg (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  2. Amodiaquine - sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for chemoprevention
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 76.5 mg (as hydrochloride) [3] + 250 mg + 12.5 mg [1] in co-package; 153 mg (as hydrochloride) [3] + 500 mg + 25 mg [1] in co-package; 75 mg (as hydrochloride) [3] + 250 mg + 12.5 mg [1] in co-package; 150 mg (as hydrochloride) [3] + 500 mg + 25 mg [1] in co-package
    Indications
    Malaria
  3. Artemether General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 20 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (oily injection); 40 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (oily injection)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  4. Artemether + lumefantrine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 20 mg + 120 mg
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 20 mg + 120 mg
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  5. Artesunate General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 60 mg in vial powder for injection; 30 mg in vial powder for injection; 120 mg in vial powder for injection
    • Local > Rectal > Other: 100 mg capsules
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  6. Artesunate + amodiaquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg + 67.5 mg; 50 mg + 135 mg; 100 mg + 270 mg
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg + 67.5 mg; 50 mg + 135 mg; 100 mg + 270 mg tablet
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  7. Artesunate + mefloquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg + 50 mg (as hydrochloride); 100 mg + 200 mg (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  8. Artesunate + pyronaridine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 60 mg + 180 mg (tetraphosphate)
    • Oral > Solid > granules: 20 mg + 60 mg (tetraphosphate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  9. Artesunate - sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 50 mg [3] + 500 mg + 25 mg [1] in copackage (scored)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  10. Chloroquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL syrup (as phosphate or sulfate)
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 40 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule (as hydrochloride, phosphate or sulfate)
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL syrup (as phosphate or sulfate)
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate); 100 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL (base)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 150 mg (base)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for chemoprevention
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL syrup (as phosphate or sulfate)
    • Oral > Solid: 150 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium ovale Malaria due to Plasmodium malariae Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for chemoprophylaxis in travellers
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL (base)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 150 mg (base)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  11. Dihydroartemisinin + piperaquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 20 mg + 160 mg (phosphate); 40 mg + 320 mg (phosphate)
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 40 mg + 320 mg (phosphate); 20 mg + 160 mg (phosphate); 60 mg + 480 (phosphate); 80 mg + 640 mg (phosphate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  12. Doxycycline General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for chemoprophylaxis in travellers
    • Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL (calcium); 25 mg per 5 mL (monohydrate) powder for oral liquid
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 100 mg (as monohydrate)
    • Oral > Solid > dosage form: 50 mg (as hyclate); 100 mg (as hyclate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg (hydrochloride or hyclate); 100 mg dispersible tablet (as monohydrate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for chemoprevention
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg (hydrochloride or hyclate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
  13. Hydroxychloroquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to chloroquine for Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
  14. Mefloquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for chemoprophylaxis in travellers
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 250 mg (scored) (as hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for chemoprevention
    • Oral > Solid: 250 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
  15. Primaquine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 7.5 mg (as phosphate); 15 mg (as phosphate)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium ovale Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
  16. Proguanil General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for chemoprevention
    • Oral > Solid: 100 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
  17. Quinine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 300 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (hydrochloride) solution for infusion; 60 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (hydrochloride) solution for infusion
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
  18. Sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine General information
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg + 25 mg tablet
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for curative treatment
    • Oral > Solid: 500 mg + 25 mg tablet
    Indications
    Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
    Section
    Antimalarial medicines > Medicines for chemoprevention
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 250 mg + 12.5 mg tablet
    Indications
    Malaria