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Expert advice for Malirid 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 Malirid a sulfa drug/does Malirid contain sulfa?
No. Malirid is neither a sulfa drug nor contain sulfa

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

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

Q. What is Malirid phosphate used for/ what does Malirid treat?
Malirid 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 Malirid given in falciparum malaria?
Malirid is active against primary erythrocytic stage of malarial parasite called Plasmodium falciparum, so it is given in falciparum malaria

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