Primaquine pharmacokinetics in lactating women and breastfed infant exposures

Primaquine is the only drug providing radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria. It is not recommended for breastfeeding women as it causes hemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficient individuals, and breast milk excretion and thus infant exposure are not known.Healthy G6PD normal...

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Main Authors: Gilder, M, Hanpithakphong, W, Hoglund, R, Tarning, J, Win, H, Hilda, N, Chu, C, Bancone, G, Carrara, V, Singhasivanon, P, White, N, Nosten, F, McGready, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2018