The drug of choice for managing uncomplicated vivax malaria:
Artemether
Artesunate
Chloroquine
Clindamycin
Ans. C. ChloroquineThe drug of choice for managing vivax malaria is still chloroquine. Resistance to chloroquine has rarely been reported in India. The total dose is 25mg/kg first dose given as 10mg/kg and then 5mg/kg at 0, 6, 24, 48 hours respectively.
Infection