Expert opinion on presumptive treatment with halofantrine (Halfan).
According to the new strategy of the WHO for malaria prophylaxis, the use of stand-by drugs should be recommended when feasible. Because of its favourable safety/efficacy profile, I recommend Halofantrine to be used as the drug for stand-by treatment with the precautions expressed here.
Bunnang
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Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mchidol University.
D000962:Antimalarials / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014944:World Health Organization
D000962:Antimalarials; D010616:Phenanthrenes; C023768:halofantrine