Note –
- If in question the patient is pregnant lady then don’t prescribe Primaquine (It is contraindicated in pregnancy and G6PD deficiency)
- Artemisinin-based therapy (mentioned above) may be used during the 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy.
- In first trimester use Quinine 600 mg three times a day + clindamycin 600 mg two times a day × 7 days