Malaria

Country antimalarial drug policies: by region

WHO Region of the Americas


Global AMDP database - WHO Region of the Americas
Last Updated: December 2012 P. falciparum P.vivax
COUNTRY/ AREA SPECIES uncomplicated treatment failure severe malaria pregnancy treatment
un- confirmed lab- confirmed treatment prevention
Argentina P.v - - - - - - CQ+PQ
Belize P.f, P.v - - CQ+PQ - - - CQ+PQ
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) P.f, P.v - - AS+MQ QN+CL - - CQ+PQ
Brazil P.f, P.v - - AL; AS+MQ - - AS+AQ - 2nd; 3rd trimester; QN CQ+PQ
Colombia P.f, P.v - - AS+MQ QN(3d)+CL(5d) - AS+AQ - 2nd; 3rd trimester; QN CQ+PQ
Costa Rica P.f, P.v - - CQ+PQ - - - CQ+PQ
Dominican Republic P.f, P.v - CQ+PQ CQ+PQ(3d) AS+D - - CQ+PQ
Ecuador P.f, P.v - - AS+SP AL - - CQ+PQ
El Salvador - - CQ+PQ - - - CQ+PQ
French Guiana, France P.f, P.v - - AL QN+D - - CQ+PQ
Guatemala P.f, P.v - - CQ+PQ - - - CQ+PQ
Guyana P.f, P.v - - AL+PQ QN+T - - CQ+PQ
Haiti P.f, P.v - - CQ+PQ - - - -
Honduras P.f, P.v - - CQ+PQ SP - - CQ+PQ
Mexico P.v - - CQ+PQ - - - CQ+PQ
Nicaragua P.f, P.v - - CQ+PQ AS+MQ; AS+SP - CQ CQ+PQ
Panama P.f, P.v - - SP SP+PQ - - CQ+PQ
Paraguay P.v - - AL - - - CQ+PQ
Peru P.f, P.v - - AS+MQ - - - CQ+PQ
Suriname P.f, P.v - - AL+PQ AS+MQ - - CQ+PQ
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) - - AS+MQ+PQ QN+CL; QN+D; QN+T - - CQ+PQ

AL=Artemether-lumefantrine D=Doxycycline PYR=Pyronaridine
AM=Artemether DHA=Dihydroartemisinin QN=Quinine
AQ=Amodiaquine MQ=Mefloquine SP=Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
ART=Artemisinin NQ=Naphroquine T=Tetracycline
AS=Artesunate PG=Proguanil  
CL=Clindamycline PPQ=Piperaquine  
CQ=Chloroquine PQ=Primaquine  

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