Drugs / piperaquine
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piperaquine

Small molecule

Developed for
malaria · Plasmodium falciparum malaria · Plasmodium vivax malaria · pregnancy disorder · parasitemia · anemia · sickle cell disease
Investigated by
University of Oxford · Medicines for Malaria Venture · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
+134 more · Radboud University Medical Center · University of California, San Francisco · Kenya Medical Research Institute · Mahidol University · QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso · L'université de Thiès · PATH · Richmond Pharmacology Limited · Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné · Clinical Network Services (CNS) Pty Ltd · Gadjah Mada University · Indonesia-MoH · Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Uganda · Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Collaborative Research Program · Kamuzu University of Health Sciences · Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania · Makerere University · Manhiça Health Research Centre · Menzies School of Health Research · Ministry of Health, Zambia · National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Cambodia · National Malaria Control Program, Niger · Q-Pharm Pty Limited · Shoklo Malaria Research Unit · The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) · Tulane University · University of Melbourne · University of Yaounde 1 · Wellcome Trust · AKROS Global Health · Albert Schweitzer Hospital · Apt. Dian Yudianto; Dr. dr Erni J. Nelwan, Sp.PD, Ph.D; Apt.Hesty Utami Ramadaniati, M.Clin, Pharm, Ph.D · Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand · Army Malaria Institute, Australia · Association Camerounaise pour le Marketing Social (ACMS), Cameroon · BEIJING HOLLEY-COTEC PHARMACEUTICALS CO. LTD. · Barcelona Institute for Global Health · Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine · Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · Biotechnology Center (BTC), University of Yaounde I, Cameroon · CPR Pharma Services Pty Ltd, Australia · CardiaBase · Centre Muraz · Centre for Global Health Research, Ghana · Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal · Cross Research S.A. · Department of Medical Research, Lower Myanmar · Department of State for Health and Social Welfare, The Gambia · Disease Control, Department of Health, Myanmar · East African Network for Monitoring Antimalarial Treatment · Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · European Union · European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) · FHI 360 · Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium · Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado · Gates Malaria Partnership · GlaxoSmithKline · Global Health Uganda LTD · Holley-Cotec Pharmaceuticals Co., LTD. · Ifakara Health Institute · Impact Malaria, Cameroon · Imperial College London · Indiana University · Indonesia University · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · Jomaa Pharma GmbH · KEMRI Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR), Kisumu, Kenya · Kenya National AIDS & STI Control Programme · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit · all 140 on the full record

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 111 trials
Phase 1 NCT07470424 Jun 2026 → Jun 2027 expected malaria University of Oxford Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06172686 Jan → Feb 2024 malaria Ifakara Health Institute Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05160363 Feb → May 2022 Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03542149 Apr 2018 → Apr 2019 malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02568098 Oct 2015 → Dec 2016 University of Oxford Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02431637 Apr 2015 → Sep 2016 malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02184637 Jul 2014 → Apr 2015 Plasmodium vivax malaria GlaxoSmithKline Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01958619 Oct 2013 → Jan 2014 malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01853475 Apr → Jul 2013 malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01660022 Sep 2012 → May 2013 Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/22 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT04280692 Aug 2022 → Dec 2025 Plasmodium falciparum malaria University of Oxford Suspended No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT02836002 Jun 2016 → Jun 2017 malaria Radboud University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 24 trials
Phase 2 NCT05252845 Jan → Jun 2023 Plasmodium falciparum malaria University of Oxford Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05829187 Nov → Dec 2022 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Syamsudin Abdillah,Ph.D, Pharm D Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02909712 Sep 2016 → Jan 2020 malaria, parasitemia, poisoning London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02198807 Mar → Jul 2014 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Jomaa Pharma GmbH Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2/35 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT04009343 Jun 2019 → Aug 2020 overdue Plasmodium falciparum malaria Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT02461186 Jun 2015 → Jun 2017 Plasmodium falciparum malaria University of Oxford Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT02083380 Jul 2014 → Oct 2015 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT00941785 Jul → Dec 2009 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT00561899 Aug 2007 → Feb 2008 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 321 trials
Phase 3 NCT06962319 Sep 2025 → Aug 2028 expected malaria Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05946642 Jul 2023 → May 2024 malaria Malaria Consortium Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04844099 Apr 2021 → Jun 2023 malaria, sickle cell disease Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03923725 Sep 2020 → Mar 2024 Plasmodium falciparum malaria University of Oxford Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04147546 Aug 2020 → Aug 2021 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04158713 Nov 2019 → Apr 2022 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03671109 Sep 2019 → Jul 2022 HIV infectious disease, malaria, pregnancy disorder Barcelona Institute for Global Health Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03576313 Aug 2018 → Dec 2019 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03208907 Jul 2018 → Jul 2021 Plasmodium vivax malaria Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01899820 Apr 2013 → Jun 2014 malaria Sabah Ahmed Omar Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 417 trials
Phase 4 NCT07246525 Aug 2026 → Aug 2029 expected malaria University of California, San Francisco Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06347471 May 2024 → Nov 2025 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Uganda Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06225297 Jan → Dec 2024 malaria PATH Suspended No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05788094 Jun 2023 → Feb 2026 overdue Plasmodium vivax malaria Shoklo Malaria Research Unit Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05340153 Apr → Dec 2022 malaria University of Yaounde 1 Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05294406 Feb 2022 → Dec 2023 malaria Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04816461 Jul 2021 → Jun 2023 malaria Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02940756 Mar 2017 → Jan 2018 malaria Ministry of Public Health, Democratic Republic of the Congo Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02654912 Feb 2016 → Jun 2020 malaria PATH Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02324738 Jan → May 2015 University of Oxford Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable11 trials
NCT07281443 Sep 2024 → Dec 2026 expected Plasmodium falciparum malaria, parasitemia Research Institute for Development Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT04864444 Jun 2021 → Dec 2022 Plasmodium falciparum malaria University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
NCT03454048 May → Nov 2018 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Radboud University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
NCT02329301 Sep 2014 → Jun 2016 Plasmodium falciparum malaria PATH Completed No outcome recorded
NCT02001428 Jul 2014 → Mar 2016 Plasmodium falciparum malaria, Plasmodium vivax malaria Gadjah Mada University Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01640587 Nov 2013 → Mar 2017 Plasmodium falciparum malaria University of Oxford Terminated No outcome recorded
NCT01872702 Apr 2013 → Jul 2017 Plasmodium falciparum malaria University of Oxford Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01624337 May 2012 → Aug 2014 malaria Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand Terminated No outcome recorded
NCT01326754 Aug 2011 → Jun 2012 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00868465 Apr 2009 → May 2010 malaria Radboud University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 45 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 14 trials
Phase 1 NCT05930782 Comparator Aug → Dec 2023 malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02614404 Background Nov 2015 → Dec 2016 Plasmodium falciparum malaria HuLow Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02543086 Background Jul → Sep 2015 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Novartis Pharmaceuticals Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02083406 Background Jul 2014 malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT02802813 Comparator Jun 2016 → Jun 2018 Plasmodium vivax malaria University of Oxford Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 27 trials
Phase 2 NCT04661579 Background Nov 2020 → Jun 2022 Plasmodium falciparum malaria PATH Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04609098 Background Oct → Dec 2020 Plasmodium falciparum malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06036030 Comparator Jan → Apr 2019 Plasmodium falciparum malaria, Plasmodium vivax malaria Syamsudin Abdillah,Ph.D, Pharm D Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03697668 Comparator Sep 2017 → Dec 2018 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Nurex S.r.l. Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02831023 Comparator Jul 2016 → Jan 2017 malaria University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/33 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT04049916 Comparator Sep 2019 → Jan 2020 Plasmodium falciparum malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT02654730 Comparator Dec 2015 → Sep 2016 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT02453308 Comparator Aug 2015 → Mar 2018 Plasmodium falciparum malaria University of Oxford Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 315 trials
Phase 3 NCT07082205 Comparator May 2025 → Sep 2026 expected anemia, malaria Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06516042 Comparator Aug 2024 → Jan 2025 overdue Plasmodium falciparum malaria PATH Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04978272 Comparator Feb 2022 → May 2027 expected malaria Grant Dorsey, M.D, Ph.D. Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03939104 Comparator Jun 2021 → Jan 2023 Plasmodium falciparum malaria University of Oxford Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04660110 Comparator Jan → Jun 2021 malaria Makerere University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 413 trials
Phase 4 NCT07403643 Background Apr → Dec 2026 expected malaria Curtin University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06068530 Comparator Feb 2025 → Feb 2028 expected Plasmodium falciparum malaria University of Oxford Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05323721 Comparator Jun → Nov 2022 malaria Malaria Consortium Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05343312 Comparator Mar 2022 → Sep 2023 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Manhiça Health Research Centre Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04767191 Comparator Mar 2021 → Dec 2022 malaria Jhpiego Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable2 trials
NCT07533136 Comparator May 2026 → Oct 2028 expected Plasmodium vivax malaria Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT07389057 Comparator Nov 2023 → Nov 2026 expected Plasmodium falciparum malaria, parasitemia Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research Recruiting No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 10 cited values

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FieldValueCited text
Known as piperaquine “At each ANC visit: treatment with Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for three days, with the daily number of tablets depending on the weight of the woman; two tablets for women...” NCT01669941
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“Open Label, Parallel Group Study to Investigate the Pharmacokinetics (PK) Following Oral Co-administration of Piperaquine Phosphate (PQP) Tablets With a Prototype OZ439 + TPGS...” NCT01853475

“Dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine tablets for adult patients each contain 40 mg dihydroartemisinin and 320 mg piperaquine with a therapeutic dose range between 2-10 mg/kg/day...” NCT05252845

“Our aim was to compare the safety and efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine with that of artemether-lumefantrine in patients with uncomplicated malaria caused by...” PMID 17336652 Mar 2007

“Sixty patients received either dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine (4 mg/kg/day, 3 days; n = 33) or artesunate monotherapy (4 mg/kg/day, 3 days; n = 27) followed by...” PMID 32437557 Aug 2020

“The primary goal of the study is to compare 2 SMC regimens (SP-AQ and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine [DHA-PQ]) in preventing uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in...” PMID 38252481 Jan 2024

“Assessing the Feasibility of Combining Dihydroartemisinin Piperaquine and Primaquine for Malaria Mass Drug Administration in High Endemic Communities in the Eastern Region of Ghana” NCT07389057

“The reactive response consists of treating all individuals within a defined radius of each RDT-confirmed incident malaria case with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAP).” NCT02654912

Piperaquine (320 mg per tablet) 16.8 g/kg daily for 3 days Du-Cotecxin ( 40mg dihydroartemisinin(DHA)/320mg piperaquine(PQP))PQP/DHA 1.6/12.8mg/kg once daily for 3 days” NCT00561899

“Pharmacokinetic and Mosquito-Lethal Effects of Ivermectin (IVM), Primaquine (PQ), Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine (DHA-PQP) and Albendazole (ABZ) in Healthy Subjects” NCT02568098

“40 mg dihydroartemisinin/320 mg piperaquine tablets and Dihydropiperaquine 20mg/ Piperaquine 160 mg tablets),. Treatment is given according to age groups.” NCT00902811

“Administration of imatinib (400 mg/day) plus dihydroartemisinin (40 mg/day) plus piperaquine (320 mg/day) to uncomplicated adult male malaria patients.” NCT02614404

“Three monthly cycles of targeted chemoprevention with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PQ) for all daara residents, regardless of resident age” NCT06225297

“Tablet containing 40 mg of Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) and 320 mg of Piperaquine phosphate (PQP). 4 Tablets a Day for body weight above 75 kg.” NCT01222962

“MDA: 2 rounds of MDA with dihydroartemisinine-piperaquine + single low dose primaquine (PQ) administered instead of SMC round 1 and 5.” NCT07281443

“All pregnant women with a positive HS-RDT will be treated with a full course of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) over 3 days.” NCT04147546

“Eurartesim is a fixed-dose combination product composed of dihydroartemisinin (DHA) and piperaquine phosphate (PQP).” NCT01992900

“Mass Drug Administration With Dihydroartemisinin + Piperaquine for Reducing Malaria in Southern Zambia” NCT02329301

“one tablet of DHA-PIP contains 40 mg of dihydroartemisinin (DHA) and 320 mg piperaquine (PIP).” NCT02118090

“dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAP) alone or combined with single dose of primaquine (PQ)” PMID 27825738 Oct 2016

“dihydroartemisinin 2.1mg/kg and piperaquine phosphate 16.8 mg/kg once daily for three days” NCT00941785

“a 3-day course of dihydroartemisinin with piperaquine-phosphate” PMID 29522113 Aug 2018

“half tablet (40mg dihydroartemisinin e 320 mg piperaquine)” NCT05343312

“Dihydroartemisinin/Piperaquine (DHA-PQP or Eurartesim®)” NCT03208907

“Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for 3 days” NCT02453308

Piperaquine phosphate tablets (1440mg)” NCT01958619

NCT01231113

NCT06036030

NCT07246525

NCT00852371

NCT07533136

NCT04978272

NCT03542149

NCT04660110

NCT02431637

NCT00529620

NCT02282293

NCT04049916

NCT02434952

NCT02184637

NCT02909712

NCT03452475

NCT03923725

NCT05160363

NCT00845533

NCT02802813

NCT06347471

NCT05340153

NCT07403643

NCT00393679

NCT04009343

NCT01082705

NCT02325180

NCT04280692

NCT02940756

NCT01640574

NCT04609098

NCT01743820

NCT07082205

NCT04844099

NCT03454048

NCT02671175

NCT05294406

NCT04864444

NCT02461186

NCT05829187

NCT04189744

NCT00682578

NCT01640587

NCT01722539

NCT00868465

NCT01288820

NCT04661579

NCT02836002

NCT02793622

NCT01326754

NCT07470424

NCT03939104

NCT03697668

NCT01704508

NCT02575755

NCT01887821

NCT04816461

NCT01054248

NCT03178643

NCT01930331

NCT02654730

NCT01392014

NCT02198807

NCT03671109

NCT06068530

NCT04767191

NCT02083380

NCT02831023

NCT01845701

NCT05323721

NCT02543086

NCT01660022

NCT06516042

NCT04158713

NCT02001428

NCT00948896

NCT02324738

NCT05946642

NCT05788094

NCT01899820

NCT01231880

NCT05930782

NCT06962319

NCT02974348

NCT03576313

NCT01389557

NCT01624337

NCT06172686

NCT01651416

Known as PIP “one tablet of DHA-PIP contains 40 mg of dihydroartemisinin (DHA) and 320 mg piperaquine (PIP).” NCT02118090
Known as Piperaquine Phosphate “Bioavailability Study of Oral OZ439 Prototype Formulations Administered With Piperaquine Phosphate (PQP)” NCT02083406
Known as Piperaquine phosphate component of eurartesim piperaquine tetraphosphate ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL303933
Known as Piperaquine tetraphosphate Piperaquine tetraphosphate 960 mg (three tablets)” NCT05160363
Known as Piperaquinoline ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL303933
Known as PPQ “In 2014-2015, a phase 2b clinical study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a single oral dose of Artefenomel (OZ439)-piperaquine (PPQ) in Asian and African patients...” PMID 30967148 Apr 2019
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PPQ: Piperaquine will be administered according to an optimised dosing schedule using tablets of 160 or 500 mg of piperaquine tetraphosphate.” NCT03923725

“Dihydroartemisinin+ Paperaquine (DHA+PPQ, Artekin)” NCT00682578

Known as PQP “Open Label, Parallel Group Study to Investigate the Pharmacokinetics (PK) Following Oral Co-administration of Piperaquine Phosphate (PQP) Tablets With a Prototype OZ439 + TPGS...” NCT01853475
4

“Piperaquine (320 mg per tablet) 16.8 g/kg daily for 3 days Du-Cotecxin ( 40mg dihydroartemisinin(DHA)/320mg piperaquine(PQP))PQP/DHA 1.6/12.8mg/kg once daily for 3 days” NCT00561899

“A novel oral combination of the long-acting antimalarials pyronaridine (PYR) and piperaquine (PQP) has potential for malaria chemoprevention.” PMID 40689586 Jul 2025

“single oral dose of piperaquine (PQP) in a dispersible granule formulation compared to the PQP hard tablet formulation” NCT05930782

“Bioavailability Study of Oral OZ439 Prototype Formulations Administered With Piperaquine Phosphate (PQP)” NCT02083406

Modality Small molecule “It is a bisquinoline antimalarial drug (1,3-bis\[1-(7-chloro-4 quinolyl)-4- piperazinyl\]-propane) that was first synthesised in the 1960s” NCT01845701
Route Oral “dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine at an estimated total dosing of 6.75mg/kg of dihydroartemisinin and 55mg/kg of piperaquine for 3 days rounded to the nearest half tablet)” NCT01231113