| Fast actin blood schizontocidal agent for Plasmodium falciparum malaria at the erythrocytic stage |
| Effective against chlorquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum |
| No cross resistance occurs with chlorquine |
| Induces a more rapid clearance of fever and any other antimalarial drug |
| Effective for severre and complicated cerebral malaria |
| Effective in a (short) 3 day schedule because of its longer elimination half life(t1/2 23 hours) |
| SEVERE MALARIA |
| CEREBRAL MALARIA |
| P.FALCIPARUM MALARIA |
| Convenient Dose: Adults-150 mg i.m. daily for 3 days Children-3 mg/kg/day |
