Why Pyrimethamine Is Called Sunday Sunday Medicine

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

Sunday sunday medicine

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.

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Why Is Pyrimethamine Called Sunday Sunday Medicine

Pyrimethamine is called sunday sunday medicine in Nigeria. The name came about due to the dose. Pyrimethamine dose for different parasites is different. However, it is commonly used in preventing malaria in Nigeria.

The dose of pyrimethamine for preventing malaria is 1 tablet weekly. To remember, people started saying that malaria drug they take once a week. It got to a point they started saying that malaria drug they take every sunday.