Proguanil

Chemical formula: C₁₁H₁₆ClN₅  Molecular mass: 253.731 g/mol  PubChem compound: 4923

Therapeutic indications

Proguanil is indicated for:

Malaria

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Proguanil is an effective antimalarial agent. It is recommended for the prevention and suppression of malaria.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Proguanil is contraindicated in the following cases:

Live oral typhoid vaccination

Administration of live attenuated Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi antigen only vaccine product via oral route

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