QUESTIONis rotam and maladar malaria medicine?ANSWERI have never heard of Rotam, but Maladar is the brand name of a combination sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, and is used to treat malaria. However, it should be noted that it is not recommended by the World Health Organization as a first-line treatment option, due to concerns about drug resistance, and also lack of efficacy against certain … [Read more...]
Malaria Diagnosis
QUESTIONMy body is getting hotter after taking artesunate and mtivitamen tablet, the pain subsides, but later in the evening my body starts getting hotter, I have taken almost four artesunate, yet the body pain and headache refuse to go, pls sir is it malaria or what.ANSWERUnfortunately the symptoms of malaria are quite general, and just having a fever could be a sign of malaria but … [Read more...]
Malarial Attack Recurring
QUESTIONMy Father aged 65 years was diagnosed with malaria 15 days back and was on medication. Fever was recurring frequently and he had developed a lung infection. Three days back fever stopped and did not occur for 2 days and malarial infection was reducing. Now the Fever has started coming but other parameters are normal. Can you please suggest what needs to be done?ANSWERIf your … [Read more...]
Malaria Fever
QUESTIONMy Father aged 65 years was diagnosed with 2 types of malaria almost a week back. he has been given medicines but temperature is fluctuating and not coming down. all other organs are functionining properly except platelet count which is little less.Now he has been suggested new medicines for a duration of 14 days. How fast can he recover from this malaria and when will the fever … [Read more...]
New Treatment for Malaria
QUESTIONNew treatment for malaria?ANSWERThe most recently developed type of treatment for malaria actually has very ancient origins. The herb wormwood (Artemisia annua) has been used in ancient Chinese medicine for hundreds, even thousands, of years to cure certain fevers.In the 1970s, a Chinese research program intensively sought new medications against malaria, as part of their … [Read more...]
Malaria Treatments
QUESTIONWhat are the of different types of antimalaria drugs?ANSWERMost drugs used in treatment are active against the parasite forms in the blood (the form that causes disease) and include:chloroquine atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone®) artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem®) artesunate-pyronaridine (Pyramax®) dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (Duo-Cotecxin®) mefloquine … [Read more...]
Malaria Testing
QUESTIONMy daughter is in Kigoma, Tanzania and has the symptoms of Malaria. She was given Duo Cotecxin and it seems to have started making her feel better. But after reading up on all the different types of Malaria parasites I am wondering if a blood test reading at a clinic would be recommended or is it too late for an accurate reading now that she is on meds?ANSWERI am always very … [Read more...]
Duo-Cotecxin and Fansidar as Treatment
QUESTIONMy husband weighs and has malaria. He was told by the pharmacist to take 2 tablets stat, then 1 daily for five days followed by 3 Fansidar tablets. We live in Papua New Guinea. I see on the Duo-Cotecxin web site the dose is three tabs daily. Which is correct?ANSWERFansidar is a very different drug to Duo-Cotecxin—it is made of a combination of sulfadoxine and … [Read more...]