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Can Taking Ofloxacin Be Safe For Malaria?

my son got fever with chills he was diagnosed with typhoid given antibiotics in iv and oral,fever came down and he went to school and came back with fever,now this time doctor said as hes got chills its malaria and gave medications for malaria along with antibiotic-ofloxacin                                                                
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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I am sorry to hear that your son has had recently typhoid and now malaria. His doctor has prescribed medication for malaria usually an antibiotic related to chloroquine and also ofloxacin. I am not sure why your doctor would have given the ofloxacin since it is not used for the treatment of malaria. Perhaps the doctor was treating some other ongoing infection or continued treatment for the typhoid. I would recommend discussing this with his doctor to get better information on why he is taking ofloxacin.

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Can Taking Ofloxacin Be Safe For Malaria?

Thanks for contacting HCM with you health care questions. I am sorry to hear that your son has had recently typhoid and now malaria. His doctor has prescribed medication for malaria usually an antibiotic related to chloroquine and also ofloxacin. I am not sure why your doctor would have given the ofloxacin since it is not used for the treatment of malaria. Perhaps the doctor was treating some other ongoing infection or continued treatment for the typhoid. I would recommend discussing this with his doctor to get better information on why he is taking ofloxacin. Hope I answered your question. Please contact us again with your medical concerns