What does "proguanil" mean?

A prophylactic antimalarial drug effective against sporozoites.

What is a synonym for "proguanil"?

Common synonyms include: chlorguanide, chlorguanide, chloroguanide.

Proguanil

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Noun

1
A prophylactic antimalarial drug effective against sporozoites. uncountable
"Drug-Interactions: Several anti-malaria drugs, such as mefloquine, chloroquine and proguanil (not approved for use in US) possess antibacterial activity which may interfere with the immunogenicity of Vivotif."

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chlorguanide chlorguanide chloroguanide

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"Drug-Interactions: Several anti-malaria drugs, such as mefloquine, chloroquine and proguanil (not approved for use in US) possess antibacterial activity which may interfere with the immunogenicity of Vivotif."

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