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. 2017 Jun 2;2:13. Originally published 2017 Feb 20. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.10658.2

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