Model List of Essential Medicines

EML (2025) C2
This table summarises antimalarial drugs used for chemoprevention and curative treatment. It details the formulations, dosages and indications of each drug. It covers both monotherapies and combination therapies, including amodiaquine, artemether, artesunate, chloroquine, dihydroartemisinin + piperaquine, doxycycline, hydroxychloroquine, mefloquine, primaquine, proguanil, quinine, and sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine. The table specifies adult and paediatric dosages, routes of administration (oral, parenteral and rectal) and combination forms for the prevention and treatment of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malariae. Additional notes highlight contraindications, special considerations for pregnancy and G6PD deficiency, and administration schedules for prophylaxis relative to travel. Accessed on 27/08/2025.