Primaquine - PRIM-a-kween belongs to the group of medication called antiprotozoals. It is using in the treat of 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
Primaquine is available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form: