Showing posts with label malaria drug in 60 years given approval. Show all posts
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Sunday, July 22, 2018

malaria drug in 60 years given approval

A drug to treat malaria - the first such pill to get approval in 60 years - has been given the green light by authorities in the United States.
The medicine is specifically for the recurring form of malaria, which makes 8.5 million people ill each year.
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This type of malaria is a particular challenge to get rid of as it can remain dormant in the liver for years before reawakening many times.
Scientists have described tafenoquine as a "phenomenal achievement."
Regulators around the world will now look at the drug to see if they can recommend it for their populations.

Relapsing illness

Recurring malaria - caused by the parasite plasmodium vivax - is the most common type of malaria outside Sub-Saharan Africa.