PRIMAQUINE

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What is the most significant information I must know about primaquine?

• Notify your doctor if your urine turns dark.

• Use caution when driving or performing another hazardous activities before you know how this medicine affects you. Primaquine may reason visual disturbances such as blurred vision, foggy vision, and difficulty focusing. Message any vision or hearing changes to your doctor.

What is primaquine?

• Primaquine is an antimalarial drug. The exact way that primaquine works is unknown.

• Primaquine is used to treat and prevent malaria.

• Primaquine may also be used for purposes another than those listed in this medicine guide.

Who must not take primaquine?

• Till taking this medicine, speak your doctor if you have

· a history of an allergic reaction to previous primaquine therapy,

· glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency,

· rheumatoid arthritis,

· lupus erythematosus, or

· quinacrine (Atabrine) therapy.

• You may not be able to take primaquine, or you may require a lower doze or particular monitoring during your therapy if you have any of the conditions listed above.

• It is not known whether primaquine will harm an unborn child. Do not take primaquine without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant.

• It is not known how primaquine will affect a nursing child. Do not take primaquine without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

How must I take primaquine?

• Take primaquine exactly as directed by your doctor. If you do not understand these directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you.

• Take every doze with a full glass of water.

• Take primaquine with food to lessen stomach upset.

• Store primaquine at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. However, if it is nearly time for your following doze, skip the missed doze and only take your following regularly scheduled doze. Do not take a double doze of this medication.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention.

• Symptoms of a primaquine overdose include nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, and stomach cramps.

What must I avoid while taking primaquine?

What are the possible side effects of primaquine?

• Stop taking primaquine and search abnormal medical attention if you experience an allergic reaction (flushing; swelling of your lips, tongue, or person, difficulty breathing; closing of your throat; vision problems; a rash; or itching).

• Notify your doctor if you experience darkening of your urine.

• Nausea, stomach pain or upset, vomiting, and loss of appetite may also occur during therapy.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect primaquine?

• Do not take primaquine if you have recently taken quinacrine (Atabrine). These two drugs are similar and can reason dangerous side effects if they are taken together.

• Drugs another than those listed here may also interact with primaquine. Conversation to your doctor and pharmacist till taking any prescription or over-the-counter medicines.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about primaquine.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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