Atovaquonedrug info
atovaquone 250 MG / proguanil hydrochloride 100 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablets are an antimalarial indicated for: prophylaxis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, including in areas where chloroquine resistance has been reported. treatment of acute, uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria.
1.1 Prevention of
Malaria Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the prophylaxis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, including in areas where chloroquine resistance has been reported.
1.2 Treatment of
Malaria Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the treatment of acute, uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria. Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablets have been shown to be effective in regions where the drugs chloroquine, halofantrine, mefloquine, and amodiaquine may have unacceptable failure rates, presumably due to drug resistance.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 11, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablets (adult strength) and atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride pediatric tablets, for oral administration, contain a fixed-dose combination of the antimalarial agents atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride. The chemical name of atovaquone is 2-[ trans -4-( p -Chlorophenyl)cyclohexyl]-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone. Atovaquone, USP is a yellow powder that is practically insoluble in water. It has a molecular weight of 366.84 and the molecular formula C 22 H 19 ClO 3. The compound has the following structural formula: The chemical name of proguanil hydrochloride is 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(1-methylethyl)biguanide hydrochloride. Proguanil hydrochloride, USP is a white or almost white crystalline powder that is sparingly soluble in water. It has a molecular weight of 290.19 and the molecular formula C 11 H 16 ClN 5
HCl. The compound has the following structural formula: Each atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablet (adult strength) contains 250 mg of atovaquone and 100 mg of proguanil hydrochloride and each atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride pediatric tablet contains 62.5 mg of atovaquone and 25 mg of proguanil hydrochloride. The inactive ingredients in both tablets are black iron oxide, crospovidone, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, poloxamer 188, polyethylene glycol, povidone, red iron oxide, titanium dioxide and yellow iron oxide. Atovaquone Structural Formula Proguanil Hydrochloride Structural Formula
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 11, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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