Medicines to Prevent and Treat Malaria


Preventing malarial infection

Medications Manufacturer Main use
Avloclor AstraZeneca Malaria
Rheumatoid arthritis
Chloroquine AstraZeneca
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer
Malaria
Rheumatoid arthritis
Daraprim  GlaxoWellcome Malaria
Doxycycline Non-proprietary Infections
Doxylar Lagap Infections
Lariam Roche Prevention of malaria
Treatment of malaria
Malarone GlaxoWellcome Treatment and prevention of malaria
Maloprim GlaxoWellcome Prevention of malaria
Mefloquine Roche Prevention of malaria
Treatment of malaria
Nivaquine Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Malaria
Rheumatoid arthritis
Paludrine AstraZeneca Prevention of malaria
Proguanil AstraZeneca Prevention of malaria
Pyrimethamine GlaxoWellcome Malaria
Vibramycin Pfizer Infections
Vibramycin-D Pfizer Infections


Treating malarial infection

Medications Manufacturer Main use
Atovaquone GlaxoWellcome Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)
Doxycycline Non-proprietary Infections
Doxylar Lagap Infections
Fansidar Roche Treatment of malaria
Fasigyn Pfizer Anaerobic bacteria
Flagyl Hawgreen Anaerobic bacteria
Flagyl S Hawgreen Anaerobic bacteria
Halfan (discontinued in the UK)  SK & F Treatment of chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria
Lariam Roche Prevention of malaria
Treatment of malaria
Malarone GlaxoWellcome Treatment and prevention of malaria
Mefloquine Roche Prevention of malaria
Treatment of malaria
Metronidazole Suspension   Anaerobic bacteria
Metronidazole Tablets Non-proprietary Anaerobic bacteria
Nivaquine Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Malaria
Rheumatoid arthritis
Paludrine/Avloclor AstraZeneca Treatment of chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria
Primaquine Non-proprietary Treatment of malaria
Quinine Dihydrochloride Non-proprietary Treatment of malaria
Quinine Sulphate Non-proprietary Treatment of malaria
Vibramycin Pfizer Infections
Vibramycin-D Pfizer Infections





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