Common Abdominal pain, Epigastric pain, Gastrointestinal discomfort, Vomiting, Nausea, Heartburn.

Expert advice for Quinaprim Tablet

You may undergo blood examinations particularly blood counts, hemoglobin determination during your treatment with primaquine.
Inform your doctor if you are suffering from any of the following: heart disease, low potassium in the blood (hypokalemia) and/or low magnesium in the blood (hypomagnesemia).
Do not take the given dose of primaquine for >14 days.
Do not take along with drugs which are known to cause disordered electrical activity of heart (QT prolongation).
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.

Q. Is Quinaprim a sulfa drug/does Quinaprim contain sulfa?
No. Quinaprim is neither a sulfa drug nor contain sulfa

Q. Is Quinaprim safe?
Quinaprim is safe if used at prescribed dose and duration as advised by your doctor

Q. Is Quinaprim a prodrug?
Derivatives of Quinaprim are available in prodrug form, after metabolism Quinaprim gets converted into carboxyprimaquine

Q. What is Quinaprim phosphate used for/ what does Quinaprim treat?
Quinaprim is used to treat and prevent repeated occurrence of symptoms of malaria

Q. Why is primaquine given with clindamycin?
Primaquine and clindamycin are given together for the treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia

Q. Why is Quinaprim given in falciparum malaria?
Quinaprim is active against primary erythrocytic stage of malarial parasite called Plasmodium falciparum, so it is given in falciparum malaria

Q. Does Quinaprim treat chlamydia?
No. Quinaprim is specifically used in the treatment of malaria and Pneumocystis pneumonia. Please follow your doctor's advice regarding its use.