An antimalarial drug used in the prevention of malaria. Side effects are rare. Indigestion, nausea, or vomiting may occur but usually disappear as treatment continues.
A biguanide antimalarial used alone or in combination for the prevention of malaria.
n. a drug that kills malaria parasites and is used in combination with atovaquone for the prevention and treatment of malignant (falciparum) *malaria. Alone or (more usually) in combination with *chloroquine, it may be used for the prevention of malaria. It rarely causes side-effects.
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