Intermittent preventive therapy for malaria in pregnancy: is sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine the right drug?
Clin Pharmacol Ther
; 87(2): 160-2, 2010 Feb.
Article
de En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20107451
ABSTRACT
Pregnant women are at particularly high risk for morbidity and mortality from malaria, and pregnancy can markedly affect drug pharmacokinetics, yet the pharmacokinetics of antimalarial drugs in pregnancy has been little studied. An important malaria-control measure in Africa is intermittent preventive therapy (IPT) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) during pregnancy. We discuss IPT with SP in light of several concerns and highlight recent findings from a pharmacokinetic study of SP in this population.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Pyriméthamine
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Sulfadoxine
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Paludisme à Plasmodium falciparum
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Antipaludiques
Limites:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Africa
Langue:
En
Journal:
Clin Pharmacol Ther
Année:
2010
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
États-Unis d'Amérique