This medicine is used in the treatment of severe malaria including cerebral malaria and as a second line treatment in chloroquine resisitant falciparum malaria.
Patients using this medication may at times experience abdominal pain, anorexia (eating disorder), diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and dizziness. If you experience any of these symptoms for a long period of time, consult your doctor immediately.
This medicine should not be used in patients with history of arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm), bradycardia (slow heartrate), and congestive heart failure.
Indication:
This medication is used to treat severe malaria including cerebral malaria and as a second line treatment in chloroquine resisitant falciparum malaria
Contraindication:
This medication is contraindicated in patients with history of arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm), bradycardia (slow heart rate), and congestive heart failure
Side effects:
The patients taking this medication may experience abdominal pain, anorexia (eating disorder), diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and dizziness. If you experience any of these symptoms for a long period of time, consult your doctor immediately
Precautions:
The patients taking this medication must be cautious in cases of electrolyte disturbance, use with other drug that causes prolonged QT interval (heart muscles take longer than usual to recharge between beats), dizziness, severe cardiac (heart) or renal (kidney) impairment
Interaction:
This medication may interact with inhibitors of CYP3A4, substrates of CYP262D, grapefruit juice, class Ia III antiarrythmics (prevents abnormal heart rhythm), antidepressants, antimalarials, gormonal contraceptives, azole anti-fungal and antipsychotics (treats bipolar disorder)
Pregnancy:
This medication is contraindicated in pregnancy
Lactation:
This medication is contraindicated in lactation
This medicine is used in the treatment of malaria due to plasmodium falciparum, and resistant or mixed infections.
Patients using this medication may at times experience abdominal pain, anorexia (eating disorder), diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and dizziness. If you experience any of these symptoms for a long period of time, consult your doctor immediately.
This medicine should not be used in patients with history of arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm), bradycardia (slow heartrate), and congestive heart failure.
Indication:
This medication is used to treat severe malaria including cerebral malaria and as a second line treatment in chloroquine resisitant falciparum malaria
Contraindication:
This medication is contraindicated in patients with history of arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm), bradycardia (slow heart rate), and congestive heart failure
Side effects:
The patients taking this medication may experience abdominal pain, anorexia (eating disorder), diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and dizziness. If you experience any of these symptoms for a long period of time, consult your doctor immediately
Precautions:
The patients taking this medication must be cautious in cases of electrolyte disturbance, use with other drug that causes prolonged QT interval (heart muscles take longer than usual to recharge between beats), dizziness, severe cardiac (heart) or renal (kidney) impairment
Pregnancy:
This medication can be used during pregnancy only when no safer alternate exists due to to the positive evidence of risk.
Lactation:
This medication is contraindicated in lactation
This medicine is contrainicated in pregnant females. 
This medication is contraindication in lactating females. 
Please avoid consuming alcohol when taking this medicine. 
This medicine should be used with extreme caution in patients with an electrolye disturbance and in those who use other drugs known to cause QT-interval prolongation.
This medicine can be used during pregnancy only when no safer alternative exists due to the positive evidence of risk.
This medicine should not be used by breastfeeding mothers. 
Please avoid driving when taking this medicine as it may affect your ability to drive.
Please avoid consuming alcohol when taking this medicine.
This medicine should be used with extreme caution in patients with an electrolye disturbance and in those who use other drugs known to cause QT-interval prolongation. Disclaimer
Dawaai's intention is to make sure that it's consumers get information that is accurate, reviewed by an expert and error-free. However, the information mentioned here should not be used as a replacement for the advice of a qualified physician. The information given here is for informational purposes only, which may not cover all possible precautions, side effects, contraindications or drug interactions. Consult your doctor and discuss your queries related to any medicine or disease.
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