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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Malaria: prevention of relapses (radical cure) due to Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale hypnozoites dormant in liver.
- Also effective against gametocytes of P. falciparum.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Treatment of PCP (in combination with clindamycin).
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Last updated: February 1, 2016