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TZS 3,000
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MALAFIN IS A COMBINATION ANTIMALARIAL MEDICINE CONTAINING SULFAMETHOXYPYRAZINE AND PYRIMETHAMINE. THE TWO ACTIVE INGREDIENTS WORK TOGETHER TO BLOCK FOLATE METABOLISM IN MALARIA PARASITES, INHIBITING THEIR GROWTH AND MULTIPLICATION. IT HAS BEEN USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA CAUSED BY SUSCEPTIBLE PARASITES, BUT ITS CURRENT USE DEPENDS ON LOCAL RESISTANCE PATTERNS AND APPROVED TREATMENT GUIDELINES. IT IS NOT A PREFERRED ROUTINE FIRST-LINE TREATMENT FOR UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA IN MANY SETTINGS. IT SHOULD NOT BE USED IN PATIENTS WITH SULFONAMIDE ALLERGY.
