Pharmacotherapy for the prevention of malaria in pregnant women: currently available drugs and challenges.
Brioni R MooreTimothy M E DavisPublished in: Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy (2018)
Alternative drugs or combination therapies to SP for IPTp are desperately required. Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and azithromycin-based combinations are showing great promise as potential candidates for IPTp but pharmacokinetic data suggest that dose modification may be required to ensure adequate prophylactic efficacy. If a suitable candidate regimen is not identified in the near future, the success of chemopreventive strategies such as IPTp may be in jeopardy.