Safety of primaquine given to people with G6PD deficiency: Systematic review of prospective studies

Malaria Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Uthman, Olalekan A ^a,b   Graves, Patricia M ^c   Saunders, Rachel ^a   Gelband, Hellen ^a   Richardson, Marty ^a   Garner, Paul ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD); Malaria; Primaquine

Indexed keywords

8 AMINOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; PRIMAQUINE; TAFENOQUINE; AMINOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DRUG EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AMINOQUINOLINES; ANTIMALARIALS; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; PRIMAQUINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85028010952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1989-3     Document Type: Article

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