Impact of Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine Plus Primaquine on Malaria Transmission in Lampung Province, Sumatra

Summary

Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been known to be controversial for stopping malaria transmission. The addition of primaquine (PQ) - the only drug commercially available that kills mature transmission stage - to such treatments might be necessary to eliminate this stage. A study is conducted to evaluate the efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHP) regimens with PQ on malaria transmission on a community wide level in Lempasing, Lampung, Sumatra.

Timeline

Start

2011-02

Primary completion

2011-11

Completion

2011-12

Drugs

Indications