Sunday Sunday Medicine For Malaria

Sunday sunday medicine is a drug for preventing malaria. It contains pyrimethamine. It comes in tablets for adults and syrup for children.

Pyrimethamine is an anti parasite medicine that helps prevent parasites from growing and reproducing in the body. Pyrimethamine is used in adults and children to treat or prevent certain types of malaria.

Sunday sunday medicine prevents parasites from producing important proteins by blocking the use of folic acid which is necessary for the production of proteins. Preventing parasites from producing important proteins prevents growth and development of new parasites.

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The commonly prescribed drugs for the prevention of malaria is Daraprim brand, containing pyrimethamine also called “Sunday-Sunday medicine” and chloroquine.

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Side Effects Of Sunday Sunday Medicine

Side effects of Sunday sunday medicine include:

• Severe allergic reactions
• Increased blood levels of phenylalanine
• Weight loss
• Vomiting
• Anemia
• Reduced number of white blood cells
• Reduced number of platelets
• Swelling of the tongue
• Blood in the urine
• Abnormal heart rhythms

Dosage Of Sunday Sunday Medicine

Toxoplasmosis Treatment

For the treatment of toxoplasmosis the recommended adult starting dose is 50 to 75 mg daily with 1 to 4 g daily of a sulfonamide for 1 to 3 weeks depending on the response of the patient and tolerance to therapy. The dosage of each drug should be reduced by half then continued for an additional 4 to 5 weeks.

Acute Malaria Treatment

For treatment of acute malaria the dose is 25 to 50 mg daily for 2 days with a sulfonamide though chloroquine or quinine are preferred for treatment of acute malaria.

Malaria Prevention

For preventing malaria the recommended dose for adults and children over 10 years of age is 25 mg once weekly (every Sunday), and for children 4 through 10 years of age the dose is 12.5 mg (1/2 tablet) once weekly (every Sunday). Infants and children under 4 years of age should receive 6.25 mg (1/4 tablet) once weekly (every Sunday).

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Contraindications Of Sunday Sunday Medicine

Combining Sunday sunday medicine with other drugs that block folic acid or drugs that suppress the bone marrow may increase the risk of bone marrow suppression. Examples include sulfonamides or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole combinations, proguanil, zidovudine (Retrovir), or methotrexate (Trexall). If signs of folate deficiency develop, Sunday sunday medicine should be discontinued and folinic acid (leucovorin) should be administered until normal bone marrow function is restored.