Primaquine (Noun)
Meaning
Synthetic antimalarial drug.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Primaquine is a synthetic antimalarial drug used to treat malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale.
- The doctor prescribed primaquine to the patient after diagnosing him with a severe case of malaria.
- Primaquine has been shown to be effective in treating malaria, but it can cause hemolysis in people with G6PD deficiency.
- The World Health Organization recommends primaquine as a first-line treatment for malaria in certain regions.
- Researchers are studying the efficacy of primaquine in combination with other antimalarial drugs to combat drug-resistant strains of malaria.