Bibliographic information

Guideline
Year of Publication
Issuing Institution

Recommendation

New

Artemisinin-based combination therapies should be used in preference to sulfadoxinepyrimethamine (SP) plus amodiaquine (AQ) for the treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria.

Recommended in favor

Strong

Notes and Remarks

Addition of a single dose primaquine (0.75 mg/kg) to ACT treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria as an antigametocyte medicine, particularly as a component of pre-elimination or an elimination programme.