Table 1 Anti-malarial drugs can be broadly grouped into different classes [27]
Class | Antimalarial drugs |
|---|---|
4-Aminoquinolines | Chloroquine, amodiaquine, piperaquine |
8-Aminoquinolines | Primaquine, tafenoquine |
Antifolates | Pyrimethamine, sulphadoxine, proguanil |
Amino-alcohols | Lumefantrine, mefloquine, quinine |
Mannich base | Pyronaridine, naphthoquinone, atovaquone |
Sesquiterpenes | Artemisinin and its derivatives; dihydroartemisinin, artemether, artesunate, arteether, artemisone |
Antibiotics | Doxycycline, clindamycin |