Definition of Primaquine

1. Noun. Synthetic antimalarial drug.

Generic synonyms: Antimalarial, Antimalarial Drug

Definition of Primaquine

1. Noun. A medication used in the treatment of malaria and ''Pneumocystis'' pneumonia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Primaquine

primae donnae
primaeval
primage
primages
primal
primal cut
primal horde
primal hordes
primal scene
primal scream
primal screams
primal therapy
primalities
primality
primally
primaquine (current term)
primaries
primarily
primariness
primary
primary(a)
primary alcohol
primary alcohols
primary amenorrhea
primary amine
primary amines
primary atypical pneumonia
primary care
primary care physician
primary cell

Literary usage of Primaquine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Both chloroquine and primaquine have been tested, in vitro, in the CoQ- deficient ... Equimolar amounts of primaquine diphosphate, in the presence of ..."

2. Health Information for International Travel edited by Rosamond R. Dewart (1999)
"primaquine: Prevention of Relapses of P. vivax and P. ovale P. vivax and P. ovale ... primaquine decreases the risk of relapses by acting against the liver ..."

3. Health Information for International Travel (1994) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"primaquine decreases the risk of relapses by acting against the liver ... primaquine is administered after the traveler has left a malaria-endemic area, ..."

4. Health Information for International Travel by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"primaquine is administered after the traveler has left a malaria-endemic area, ... Prophylaxis with primaquine is generally indicated only for persons who ..."

5. Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program by Patricia M. Graves, Myron M. Levine (2006)
"This confidence was supported by the success of primaquine to treat relapsing P. vivax malaria in US troops returning home from the Korean War. ..."

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