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Title

Safety and Efficacy of Tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax Malaria Prophylaxis and Radical Cure: Overview and Perspectives.

Authors

Markus, Miles B

Abstract

This article is inter alia a brief, first-stop guide to possible adverse events (AEs) associated with tafenoquine (TQ) intake. Safety and efficacy findings for TQ in Plasmodium vivax malaria prophylaxis and radical cure are summarized and some of the latest TQ-related studies (published in 2020 and 2021) are highlighted. In addition, little-known biological and other matters concerning malaria parasites and 8-aminoquinoline (8-AQ) drug action are discussed and some correct terminology pertinent to malaria is explained.

Subjects

PLASMODIUM vivax; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; PREVENTIVE medicine; SAFETY

Publication

Therapeutics & Clinical Risk Management, 2021, Vol 17, p989

ISSN

1176-6336

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.2147/TCRM.S269336

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