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Table 1 Adjustment of primaquine dose and time of administration for patients weighing more than 70 kg

From: Efficacy in the treatment of malaria by Plasmodium vivax in Oiapoque, Brazil, on the border with French Guiana: the importance of control over external factors

Weight class (kg)

Total dose of primaquine (mg)

Time of administration (days)

Short regimen (30 mg/day)

70–79

240

8

80–89

272

9

90–99

304

10

100–109

336

11

110–120

368

12

  1. Source: Ministry of Health (Ministério da Saúde), Brazil [4]