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Pharmacology Anti-Malaria Drugs ab17fd76

All of the following are WHO recommended Aemisinin-based combination therapy except?

A
Aesunate plus Mefloquine
B
Aesunate plus Quinine
C
Aemether plus Lumefantrine
D
Aesunate plus Pyrimethamine-Sulfadoxine
High-Yield Explanation
Aemisinin are combined with several antimalarial drugs in ACT but these are not combined with Chloroquine or Quinine. COMBINATION THERAPY: (ACT) Aemisinin + Long acting drug DOC for Chloroquine resisitance Combinations are: (WHO RECOMMENDED) AEMETHER + LUMEFANTRINE- DOC in Noh Eastern States in INDIA AESUNATE + SULFADOXINE - PYRIMETHAMINE - DOC for all other states in INDIA AESUNATE + MEFLOQUINE AESUNATE + AMODIAQUINE DIHYDROAEMISININ + PIPERAQUINE

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