Table 1. Classification of antimalarial drugs.
Class | Drugs |
---|---|
4-Aminoquinolines | Chloroquine,
amodiaquine, hydroxychloroquine |
8-Aminoquinoline | Primaquine, pamaquine, pentaquine,
isopentaquine |
4-quinolinemethanols | Quinine, quinidine, mefloquine |
Phenanthrene methanol | Halofantrine |
Artemisinin derivatives | Artemisinin, artemether, artesunate,
arteether |
Antimetabolites | Proguanil, pyrimethamine, atovaquone,
dapsone |
Antibiotics | Tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline |
Diaminopyridines | Pyrimethamine |