Tafenoquine : A 2018 Novel FDA-Approved Prodrug for the Radical Cure of Plasmodium vivax Malaria and Prophylaxis of Malaria

Tafenoquine (an 8-aminoquinoline) was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2018 for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria and preventive action against malaria. Despite the fact that the mechanism of action of the drug remains unclear, all studies indicated that a metabolite is responsible for its efficacy. Routes for the preparation of the drug are described.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) - 12(2019), 3 vom: 30. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mayence, Annie [VerfasserIn]
Vanden Eynde, Jean Jacques [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aminoquinoline
Approved drugs
FDA
Hypnozoite
Journal Article
Malaria
Plasmodium

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ph12030115

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM299775364