A 45-year-old man is travelling to a remote area of sub-Saharan Africa for 6 months. He asks about malaria standby emergency treatment (SBET). He is t...

Question

A 45-year-old man is travelling to a remote area of sub-Saharan Africa for 6 months. He asks about malaria standby emergency treatment (SBET). He is taking doxycycline as prophylaxis. Which drug should be prescribed as SBET?

Accepted Answer

Artemether/lumefantrine (Riamet) - a different drug class from his prophylactic agent

Answer

Doxycycline (the same drug he is taking for prophylaxis)

Answer

Chloroquine

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Quinine monotherapy

Answer

Paracetamol

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): SBET Drug Selection

A 45-year-old man is travelling to a remote area of sub-Saharan Africa for 6 months. He asks about malaria standby emergency treatment (SBET). He is taking doxycycline as prophylaxis. Which drug should be prescribed as SBET?