Tafenoquine succinate is a new 8-aminoquinoline with an improved therapeutic index and safety profile as compared to primaquine (P733500).Tafenoquine has the potential to become a widely used drug in the preven tion and treatment of malaria infection and could replace some currently used drugs as resistant strains of Plasmodium species increase.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Tafenoquine is an antimalarial primaquine analog being investigated to treat and prevent Plasmodium vivax infections. It can eliminate both blood and liver stages of Plasmodium vivax. Tafenoquine has also been tested as a therapy for leishmaniasis.
