Antimalarial drugs are designed to prevent or treat malaria. There are many of these drugs on the currently on the market. Here is a partial list.

Antimalarial drugs currently used for treatment

  • mefloquine (Larium)
  • chloroquine
  • fansidar (pyrimethamine, sulfadoxine)
  • amodiaquine
  • quinine/quinidine
  • artemether/artesunate
  • malarone

Antimalarial drugs currently used for prophylaxis
  • mefloquine
  • chloroquine
  • proguanil
  • pyrimethamine (daraprim)
  • doxycycline