Mrs Nnenna Ezeigwe, National Coordinator National Malaria Control Programme on Friday in Abuja advised Nigerians against using Chloroquine and Artesunate for the treatment of malaria.
"If your test result is positive, take only Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACTs). Do not treat malaria with chloroquine Artesunate or other monotherapies,"she said.
"The ACT with green leaf is good quality and affordable; Ask for it,’’ she said.
When contacted, Mrs Adeline Osakwe, Deputy Director, Pharmacovigilance, Food and Drugs Information Centre, NAFDAC, said the use of chloroquine and artesunate in Nigeria was being gradually phased out by not registering new ones and not renewing those that their licenses had expired.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) had placed a global ban on the use of chloroquine and Artesunate in 2005.
"If your test result is positive, take only Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACTs). Do not treat malaria with chloroquine Artesunate or other monotherapies,"she said.
"The ACT with green leaf is good quality and affordable; Ask for it,’’ she said.
When contacted, Mrs Adeline Osakwe, Deputy Director, Pharmacovigilance, Food and Drugs Information Centre, NAFDAC, said the use of chloroquine and artesunate in Nigeria was being gradually phased out by not registering new ones and not renewing those that their licenses had expired.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) had placed a global ban on the use of chloroquine and Artesunate in 2005.
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