Drug of choice for Resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the pediatric age group:
Chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum can be treated with any of the three drugs tetracycline, doxycycline and clindamycin. Since tetracycline and doxycycline cannot be used in children under 8years of age, clindamycin is the drug of choice. Ref: Nelson 18 th Edition, Page 1421; Harrison 17 th Edition, Page 1290
Chloroquine
Tetracycline
Clindamycin
Doxycycline