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Small children and pregnant women may be underdosed with widely used antimalarial drug

MORU Bangkok

Current recommended treatment regimens for the most widely used medicine for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria may be sub-optimal for small children and pregnant women according to a study led by Professor Joel Tarning.

Nurse and a pregnant woman © Credit: Allan Gichigi, Kenya UN Development Programme

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