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A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug classes.
Antimalarials agents are drugs effective in the treatment of malaria. Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the bite of an anopheles mosquito infected with certain protozoans. The best way to prevent malaria is by taking antimalarial drugs prophylactically prior to entering an endemic area.
Antimalarial agents are classified according to their action against different stages of the life cycle of the parasite. Certain antimalarial agents are more effective in the acute attack of malaria, and generally more that one agent will be used simultaneously to avoid resistance. Some antimalarial agents are used as prophylactic agents; they kill the parasite when it enters the host.
See also
Medical conditions associated with miscellaneous antimalarials:
Acne
Actinomycosis
Amebiasis
Anthrax
Anthrax Prophylaxis
Bacterial Infection
Bartonellosis
Bronchitis
Brucellosis
Bullous Pemphigoid
Chlamydia Infection
Cholera
Cutaneous Bacillus anthracis
Ehrlichiosis
Enterocolitis
Epididymitis, Sexually Transmitted
Gastroenteritis
Granuloma Inguinale
Inclusion Conjunctivitis
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease, Arthritis
Lyme Disease, Carditis
Lyme Disease, Erythema Chronicum Migrans
Lyme Disease, Neurologic
Lymphogranuloma Venereum
Malaria
Malaria Prevention
Melioidosis
Mycoplasma Pneumonia
Nongonococcal Urethritis
Ocular Rosacea
Ornithosis
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pemphigoid
Pemphigus
Periodontitis
Plague
Pleural Effusion
Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis
Pneumonia
Proctitis
Prostatitis
Psittacosis
Rabbit Fever
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rickettsial Infection
Rosacea
Skin Infection
STD Prophylaxis
Syphilis, Early
Syphilis, Latent
Tertiary Syphilis
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis, Prophylaxis
Trachoma
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Urinary Tract Infection
Drug List:
Oraxyl
Doxy-100
Adoxa
Doxy-200
Oracea
Vibramycin
Doryx-Delayed-Release-Capsules
Monodox
Adoxa-Ck-Kit
Adoxa-Tt-Kit
Alodox
Avidoxy
Daraprim
Halfan
Ocudox-Convenience-Kit
Periostat
Uracil
Vibra-Tabs
Miscellaneous antimalarials
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