Divided dose intramuscular regimen and single dose subcutaneous regimen for chloroquine: plasma concentrations and toxicity in patients with malaria.

Adults with malaria in Sri Lanka were treated with parenteral chloroquine diphosphate, either 2.5 mg base/kg intramuscularly at 0, 1, 12, 13, 24, and 25 hours or 5 mg base/kg subcutaneously at 0, 12, and 24 hours. Both regimens were completed with oral chloroquine phosphate, 5 mg base/kg, at 36 and...

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Main Authors: Phillips, R, Warrell, D, Edwards, G, Galagedera, Y, Theakston, R, Abeysekera, D, Dissanayaka, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1986