Chemicals and Drugs

Antimalarials

Agents used in the treatment of malaria. They are usually classified on the basis of their action against plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human. (From AMA, Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1585)

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Agents used in the treatment of malaria. They are usually classified on the basis of their action against plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human. (From AMA, Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1585)

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13 entry terms
  • Anti-Malarial
  • Anti-Malarials
  • Antimalarial
  • Antimalarial Agent
  • Antimalarial Agents
  • Antimalarial Drug
  • Antimalarial Drugs
  • Agent, Antimalarial
  • Agents, Antimalarial
  • Anti Malarial
  • Anti Malarials
  • Drug, Antimalarial
  • Drugs, Antimalarial

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D27.505.954.122.250w.100w.085w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antimalarials. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000962. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000962
  2. Antimalarials. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimalarial_medication
  3. Antimalarials. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q521616