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Pharmacology Anti-Malaria Drugs e523a1a0

Bull's eye maculopathy is an adverse effect caused by

A
Chloroquine
B
Lumefantrine
C
Quinine
D
Primaquine
High-Yield Explanation
Bull's eye maculopathy It is a rare dystrophy, also known asbenign concentric annular macular dystrophy (BCAMD). It causes a daboard, or ring-shaped, pattern of damage around the macula. It can be caused bychloroquineorhydroxychloroquine Side effects of antimalarial drugs Chloroquine (4-aminoquinoline) - Bull's eye maculopathy,confusion,psychosis,agranulocytosis. Primaquine (8-aminoquinoline ) - hemolytic anaemia in G6PD deficiency,leukopenia,agranulocytosis,leukocytosis,cardiac arrhythmias. Quinine - Cinchonism (constellation of symptoms:tinnitus,headache,nausea,dizziness,flushing,visual disturbances. Tafenoquine (8-aminoquinoline) - Hemolysis in G-6PD Def Pt

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