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Table 1 Chloroquine doses for treatment of uncomplicated vivax malaria recommended by the Brazilian Malaria Program Control [11]

From: Doses of chloroquine in the treatment of malaria by Plasmodium vivax in patients between 2 and 14 years of age from the Brazilian Amazon basin

Age

Body weight (kg)

Day 1a

Day 2a

Day 3a

1–3

10–14

150

75

75

4–8

15–24

150

150

150

9–11

25–34

300

300

300

12–14

35–49

450

300

300

  1. aTablets of chloroquine diphosphate with 150 mg of the base