Drug of choice for plasmodium vivax is
High-Yield Explanation
Chloroquine Chloroquine remains the treatment of choice for clinical cure and suppressive prophylaxis of all types of malaria, except that caused by resistant P.falciparum. In sho time visitors to chloroquine-sensitive endemic areas, suppressive dose should be staed 1 week before and continued for 4 weeks after returning REF : katzung pharmacology : 14th ed