Antimalarial drug

Antimalarial drugs are designed to prevent or treat malaria. There are many of these drugs on the currently on the market. Here is a partial list.

Antimalarial drugs currently used for treatment

• mefloquine (Larium ®)
• chloroquine
• fansidar (pyrimethamine , sulfadoxine )
• amodiaquine
• quinine/quinidine
• artemether/artesunate
• atovaquone

Antimalarial drugs currently used for prophylaxis

• mefloquine
• chloroquine
• proguanil
• pyrimethamine (daraprim )
• doxycycline