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How Long Should Deltaprim Be Taken For Malaria?
I am 29 years old from Zimbabwe Height 1.6cm and weight 63kg, I am working in Liberia since April 2014. I was taking Deltaprim for anti malaria and stopped last week....I will be in Liberia until the end of November this year. My question is should i continue taking the anti-malaria or its okay stop. I have never been sick from Malaria before
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
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this drug is not recomended for routine usage it can cause agranulocytosis
the recommended drugs are proguanil
doxycycline and mefloqunine ( once a week and continued for 4 weeks after return)
usually the anti malarial prophylaxis has to be started one day before the travel and has to be continued one week after the return from the endemic area.
hope this explains
with regards
Dr.Amarnath
this drug is not recomended for routine usage it can cause agranulocytosis
the recommended drugs are proguanil
doxycycline and mefloqunine ( once a week and continued for 4 weeks after return)
usually the anti malarial prophylaxis has to be started one day before the travel and has to be continued one week after the return from the endemic area.
hope this explains
with regards
Dr.Amarnath
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