An antimalarial agent that is very important for the radical cure of relapsing P. vivax or P. ovale malaria is:

A) quinine
B) primaquine
C) quinidine
D) hydroxychloroquine

B) primaquine
B) An antimalarial agent that is very important for the radical cure of relapsing P. vivax or P. ovale malaria is primaquine. It is not used for suppressive therapy, or for the control of the acute clinical attacks of the disease.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A) opiates B) NSAIDs C) opioids D) antipyretics

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