Primaquine dosing errors: The human cost of a pharmaceutical anachronism

Eyal Meltzer; Lindsay Morrison; Shmuel Stienlauf; Eli Schwartz

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.14-0109

Primaquine dosing errors: The human cost of a pharmaceutical anachronism

Eyal Meltzer
, Lindsay Morrison
, Shmuel Stienlauf
, Eli Schwartz

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Confusion between salt/base forms of primaquine may result in malaria prophylaxis failure. During 1995-2011, there were 14 malaria cases in Israel despite primaquine primary prophylaxis. In 6/14 cases, primaquine was underdosed because of confusion between salt and base forms, including two Plasmodium falciparum cases. Primaquine labeling clarification may be lifesaving.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-124
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	93
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0109
State	Published - 1 Jul 2015
Externally published	Yes

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