Review of the mechanism underlying mefloquine-induced neurotoxicity

AC Martins, MMB Paoliello, AO Docea… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mefloquine, a potent blood schizontocide, is effective against drug-resistant Plasmodium
falciparum. This property, along with its unique pharmacokinetic profile, makes mefloquine a …

Tafenoquine for the prophylaxis, treatment and elimination of malaria: eagerness must meet prudence

F Val, FTM Costa, L King, JD Brito-Sousa… - Future …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Malaria puts more than 3 billion people at risk of infection and causes high morbidity and
mortality. Plasmodium vivax forms hypnozoites, which may initiate recurrences, even in the …

Adverse drug reactions in SARS-CoV-2 hospitalised patients: a case-series with a focus on drug–drug interactions

G Crescioli, V Brilli, C Lanzi, A Burgalassi, A Ieri… - Internal and Emergency …, 2021 - Springer
Due to the need of early and emergency effective treatments for COVID-19, less attention
may have been paid to their safety during the global emergency. In addition, characteristics …

Antiplasmodial and cytotoxic activities of extracts of selected medicinal plants used to treat malaria in Embu County, Kenya

B Waiganjo, G Moriasi, J Onyancha… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Malaria is a deadly disease caused by a protozoan parasite whose mode of transmission is
through a female Anopheles mosquito. It affects persons of all ages; however, pregnant …

Methanol extracts of Fagara zanthoxyloides leaves possess antimalarial effects and normalizes haematological and biochemical status of Plasmodium berghei …

OC Enechi, CC Amah, IU Okagu… - Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context: The resistance of Plasmodium species to many available antimalarials
calls for a continuous search for newer antimalarial agents. One possible source of new …

Effects of anti‐tau immunotherapy on reactive microgliosis, cerebral endotheliopathy, and cognitive function in an experimental model of cerebral malaria

OB Akide Ndunge, HJ Shikani, M Dai… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cerebral malaria (CM), a potentially fatal encephalopathy caused primarily by infection with
Plasmodium falciparum, results in long‐term adverse neuro‐psychiatric sequelae. Neural …

The ototoxicity of antimalarial drugs—a state of the art review

M Jozefowicz-Korczynska, A Pajor… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This review summarizes current knowledge about the occurrence of hearing and balance
disorders after antimalarial drugs treatment. It also examines the clinical applications of …

Tafenoquine and primaquine do not exhibit clinical neurologic signs associated with central nervous system lesions in the same manner as earlier 8-aminoquinolines

J Berman, T Brown, G Dow, S Toovey - Malaria Journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Tafenoquine was recently approved for Plasmodium vivax radical cure
(KRINTAFEL™) and malaria prevention (ARAKODA™). Methods A review of the non-clinical …

Neurological and psychiatric safety of tafenoquine in Plasmodium vivax relapse prevention: a review

S Duparc, S Chalon, S Miller, N Richardson, S Toovey - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Tafenoquine is an 8-aminoquinoline anti-malarial drug recently approved as a
single-dose (300 mg) therapy for Plasmodium vivax relapse prevention, when co …

[HTML][HTML] Psychiatric adverse events with hydroxychloroquine during COVID-19 pandemic

S Emmanuel, L Östlundh - Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The directives and evidence concerning drugs for the treatment and prophylaxis of Covid-19
are rapidly evolving. COVID-19 is now pandemic and recent publications in the Asian …