<unk>  is a medication used to treat and prevent malaria and to treat Pneumocystis pneumonia. Specifically it is used for malaria due to Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale along with other medications and for prevention if other options cannot be used. It is an alternative treatment for Pneumocystis pneumonia together with clindamycin. It is taken by mouth. Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, and stomach cramps.<unk>  should not be given to people with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency due to the risk of red blood cell breakdown. It is often recommended that<unk>  not be used during pregnancy. It may be used while breastfeeding if the baby is known not to have G6PD deficiency. The mechanisms of action is not entirely clear but is believed to involve effects on the malaria parasites' DNA.<unk>  was first made in 1946. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. It is available as a generic medication.
Primaquine
Tafenoquine
Amodiaquine
Artemether
Piperaquine
Mefloquine
Chloroquine
Delamanid