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. 2019 Apr 15;5:5. doi: 10.1186/s40794-019-0082-z

Table 5.

Tafenoquine for malaria chemoprophylaxis [8184]

Trial type / duration Sample size Regions / species Placebo Efficacy
RCT/6 months [81] 615 soldiers Timor / Australia
P. falciparum and P. vivax
No N/A – 4 cases in TQ arm
RCT/15 weeks [82] 123 Adults Kenya
P. falciparum
Yes 86%
RCT/12 weeks [83] 231 Adults Ghana
P. falciparum
Yes 87% (equivalent to mefloquine)
Experimental exposure to P. falciparum [84]. 16 Adults (4 controls) Australia
P. falciparum
Yes 100%