| primaquine | <drug> An 8 aminoquinoline drug used to treat malaria. Affects the mitochondria of the exo erythrocytic stages (see Plasmodium), but the mechanism is not understood. The most effective drug at preventing spread of all four speciesof human malaria. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| primaquine phosphate | 8-[(4-Amino-1-methylbutyl)amino]-6-methoxyquinoline phosphate (1:2);an antimalarial agent especially effective against Plasmodium vivax, terminating relapsing vivax malaria; usually administered with chloroquine. Primaquine phosphate sensitivity, a sensitivity to primaquine phosphate observed in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primaquine sensitivity | Nonimmunological inborn sensitivity to primaquine, causing haemolysis on exposure to the drug, due to deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in red cells. (05 Mar 2000) |