
TZS 3,000
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MALACURE IS A COMBINATION ANTIMALARIAL MEDICINE CONTAINING SULFADOXINE 500MG AND PYRIMETHAMINE 25MG PER TABLET. THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS WORK TOGETHER TO INHIBIT FOLATE SYNTHESIS IN MALARIA PARASITES, PREVENTING THEIR GROWTH AND MULTIPLICATION. IT IS USED FOR INTERMITTENT PREVENTIVE TREATMENT OF MALARIA DURING PREGNANCY IN ELIGIBLE WOMEN, ACCORDING TO NATIONAL GUIDELINES, GENERALLY BEGINNING IN THE SECOND TRIMESTER. IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS ROUTINE TREATMENT FOR UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA IN AREAS WITH HIGH RESISTANCE. IT MUST NOT BE USED BY PATIENTS WITH SULFONAMIDE ALLERGY.