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What anti-malaria medication or prevention methods can be taken or done if only 6 weeks pregnant? going to be in mozambique.
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Many are safe: The antimalarials that can be used in pregnancy include (1) chloroquine, (2) amodiaquine, (3) quinine, (4) azithromycin, (5) sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, (6) mefloquine, (7) dapsone-chlorproguanil, (8) artemisinin derivatives, (9) atovaquone-proguanil and (10) lumefantrine.
Answered 5/21/2019
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