Table 1.

The treatment of P. vivax and P. ovale in China

Drugs	Specification and dosage	Medication method
Chloroquine phosphate	1200 mg, 8 tablets; 150 mg/tablet	4 tablets on the first day, 2 tablets on the second and third day; orally
Piperaquine phosphate	1200 mg, 8 tablets; 150 mg/tablet	4 tablets on the first day, 2 tablets on the second and third day; orally
Dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine	8 tablets; each tablet contained 40 mg dihydroartemisinin and 171.4 mg piperaquine phosphate	2 tablets for the first dose, 2 tablets for each of 8 h, 24 h, and 32 h; orally
Artesunate amodiaquine	6 tablets; each tablet contained 100 mg artesunate and 270 mg amodiaquine	2 tablets/day, 3 days; orally
Artemisinin piperaquine	4 tablets; each tablet contained 62.5 mg artemisinin and 375 mg piperaquine	2 tablets/day, 2 days, orally
Primaquine phosphate	180 mg, 24 tablets; 7.5 mg/tablet	3 tablets/day, 8 days, orally