<unk>  (also known as dihydroqinghaosu, artenimol or DHA) is a drug used to treat malaria.<unk>  is the active metabolite of all artemisinin compounds (artemisinin, artesunate, artemether, etc.) and is also available as a drug in itself. It is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin and is widely used as an intermediate in the preparation of other artemisinin-derived antimalarial drugs.<unk>  is an antimalarial drug, a bisquinoline first made in the 1960s, and used extensively in China and Indochina as prophylaxis and treatment during the next 20 years. Usage declined in the 1980s as<unk> -resistant strains of P. falciparum arose and artemisinin-based antimalarials became available. The combination<unk> -piperaquine is an effective antimalarial that is used widely around the world. In South-East Asia, where resistance has emerged towards both artemisinin and<unk> , the combination is being trialed with a third drug, namely mefloquine.<unk>  is characterized by slow absorption and a long biological half-life, making it a good partner drug with artemisinin derivatives which are fast acting but have a short biological half-life.
Piperaquine/dihydroartemisinin
Primaquine
Artesunate/amodiaquine
Amodiaquine
Artemether
Artesunate/mefloquine
Tafenoquine
Mefloquine