Traditional
antimalarials and the development of novel
antimalarial drugs.
Nascent iodine could be used in malaria both as a therapeutic and chemoprophylactic agent as an alternative to traditional
antimalarials such as chloroquine, quinine, pyrimethamine, and artemisinin.
"With
antimalarials, remember that patience is important.
(4) "
Antimalarial Medicines in Kenya--Availability, Quality and Registration Status." Republic of Kenya Ministry of Health--Pharmacy & Poisons Board and Division of Malaria Control.
It is vital that you complete your course of
antimalarials and take them exactly as instructed.
To the Editor: Resistance of Plasmodiumfalciparum to
antimalarial drugs is one of the most worrying problems in tropical medicine.
The rising problem of resistance to the classical drugs (chloroquine and sulphadoxine pyrimethamine) (3,4) and the problem of recrudescence of artemisinin stress the need to look for new
antimalarial agents (5).
It's also important to counsel DM patients that they are at particular risk for skin reactions with
antimalarials, which can be serious, so that, "if there is a drug reaction that develops, it's noticed right away" and the drug can be stopped, she said.
One of the study's clearest takeaways is that we need to arm ourselves against the rising threat of drug and insecticide resistance by investing in research and development for next-generation
antimalarial treatments.
Switzerland-based Novartis is investing more than USD100m to advance research and development of new
antimalarials over the next five years, it was reported yesterday.
Over the next five years, as part of its commitment, Novartis will invest more than $100M to advance research and development of next-generation treatments to combat emerging resistance to artemisinin and other currently used
antimalarials. The company will also implement an equitable pricing strategy to maximize patient access in malaria-endemic countries when these new treatments become available.
Rathi, "An Overview of Currently Available
Antimalarials," Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, vol.