Drug of choice in malaria in pregnancy?: (A) Proguanil, (B) Chloroquine, (C) Artemesin, (D) Halofantarine
Answer is B. ANSWER: (B) ChloroquineREF: William's obstetrics 22nd ed chapter 58Chloroquine is the treatment of choice for malaria caused by Plasmodium species sensitive to the drug. For the woman with chloroquine-resistant infection, mefloquine is given orally.