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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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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