Proguanil (Systemic)
Brand Names : Paludrine
CategoryDescriptionProguanil (pro-GWAN-il) belongs to a group of medicines called antimalarials.
It is used to prevent malaria, a red blood cell infection transmitted by the
bite of a mosquito.
Malaria transmission occurs in large areas of Central and South America,
Hispaniola, sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the
Middle East, and Oceania. Country-specific information on malaria can be obtained
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or from the CDC's
web site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel
.
This medicine may be given together with another medicine to prevent malaria
infection.
Proguanil is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following
dosage form:
Brand NamesSome commonly used brand names are:
In Canada -
* Not commercially available in the U.S.
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