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− | === Chloroquine-and mefloquine-resistant regions === |
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+ | |[[Atovaquone-proguanil]]||250 mg-100 mg po daily||1 day before||1 week after |
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+ | |[[Doxycycline]]||100 mg po daily||1 day before||4 weeks after |
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+ | |[[Mefloquine]]||250 mg po weekly||1-3 weeks before||4 weeks after |
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+ | |[[Primaquine]]||30 mg base po daily||1 day before||1 week after |
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+ | |[[Chloroquine]]||300 mg po weekly||1 week before||4 weeks after |
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+ | |[[Hydroxychloroquine]]||310 mg base po weekly||1 week before||4 weeks after |
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Latest revision as of 10:22, 1 October 2020
Background
- Chemoprophylaxis is recommended for travelers to endemic areas
- Agent chosen based on the local drug-resistance, patient age, and pregnancy status
- Also need to focus on personal protective measures such as bed nets, long-sleeved clothing, and insect repellant
Chemoprophylaxis Selection
Chloroquine-Sensitive Regions
- Regions include Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Central America north of the Panama Canal, parts of Mexico, parts of South America, north Africa, parts of the Middle East, and west/central China
- See the CATMAT list for specific countries
- Drugs of choice
- Chloroquine (Aralen) preferred, though hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) is also acceptable
- Alternatives: atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline, or mefloquine
Chloroquine-Resistant Regions
- Regions include most of sub-Saharan Africa, South America, Oceania and Asia
- See the CATMAT list for specific countries
- Some areas of Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Laos and Cambodia, and southern Vietnam are both chloroquine-resistant and mefloquine-resistant
- Drugs of choice
- Atovaquone-proguanil
- Doxycycline
- Mefloquine
- Alternatives: Primaquine (contraindicated in G6PD deficiency and pregnancy)
Chloroquine- and Mefloquine-Resistant Regions
- Regions include Asia, Africa and the Amazon basin, specifically in rural, wooded regions on the Thai borders with Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos, as well as in southern Vietnam
- Drugs of choice
- Atovaquone-proguanil
- Doxycycline
- No approved drugs for pregnancy or children less than 5 kg, though atovaquone-proguanil may be considered after the first trimester
Pregnancy
- Mefloquine can be used, if they cannot avoid travelling to malaria-endemic areas
- Can cause neuropsychiatric symptoms
- Atovaquone-proguanil may be considered after the first trimester
Chemoprophylaxis Doses
- Note that the medications that require 4 weeks after end of exposure are extended in this way because they do not treat the liver stage
Medication | Dose | Start | Stop |
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Atovaquone-proguanil | 250 mg-100 mg po daily | 1 day before | 1 week after |
Doxycycline | 100 mg po daily | 1 day before | 4 weeks after |
Mefloquine | 250 mg po weekly | 1-3 weeks before | 4 weeks after |
Primaquine | 30 mg base po daily | 1 day before | 1 week after |
Chloroquine | 300 mg po weekly | 1 week before | 4 weeks after |
Hydroxychloroquine | 310 mg base po weekly | 1 week before | 4 weeks after |