Complete dosing information for TAFENOQUINE SUCCINATE
Medical guidance required: Dosing information here is for educational purposes. Your healthcare provider will determine the appropriate dose based on your specific condition, kidney function, other medications, and medical history. Never adjust your dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION • All patients must be tested for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency prior to prescribing KRINTAFEL. ( 2.1 ) • Pregnancy testing is recommended for females of reproductive potential prior to initiating treatment with KRINTAFEL. ( 2.1 ) • The recommended dose of KRINTAFEL in patients aged 16 years and older is a single dose of 300 mg administered as two 150-mg KRINTAFEL tablets taken together. ( 2.2 ) • Coadminister KRINTAFEL on the first or second day of chloroquine therapy for the acute P. vivax malaria. ( 2.2 ) • Administer KRINTAFEL with food. ( 2.2 ) 2.1 Tests to be Performed Prior to Treatment with KRINTAFEL All patients must be tested for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency prior to prescribing KRINTAFEL [see Contraindications ( 4 ), Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] . Pregnancy testing is recommended for females of reproductive potential prior to initiating treatment with KRINTAFEL [see Use in Specific Populations ( 8.