Halofantrine - ha-loe-FAN-trin belongs to a group of medication known as antimalarials. It is using to treat malaria, a red blood cell infection transmitted by the bite of a mosquito.
Malaria transmission occurs in large areas of Central and South America, Hispaniola, sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Oceania. Country-special info on malaria can be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC or from the CDC's web site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbk .
This drug may cause serious side effects. Therefore, it usually is using to treat serious malaria infections in areas where it is known that other medication may not work.
Halofantrine is available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA
† Not commercially available in Canada.