Primaquine clinical use

Primaquine eradicates liver stages of P vivax and P ovale and should be used in conjunction with a blood schizonticide. Although not active alone in acute attacks of vivax and ovale malaria, a 14-d course of primaquine is standard after treatment with chloroquine, and the drug is also an alternative (daily) for primary prevention.eradicates primary exoerythrocytic forms of P. falciparum and P. vivax and the secondary exoerythrocytic forms of recurring malarias (P. vivax and P. ovale). Primaquine is the only agent that can lead to radical cures of the P. vivax