Synonyms: Bigumal® | chloroguanide | Paludrine®
proguanil is an approved drug (FDA (2000) in combination with atovaquone)
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Proguanil is a biguanide derivative that, once administered, is converted to the active metabolite cycloguanil. It is an antimalarial drug, used in combination with atovaquone or with chloroquine.
The marketed formulations contain proguanil hydrochloride (PubChem CID 9570076). |
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proguanil has been tagged as relevant to malaria pharmacology and is awaiting detailed curation for the Guide to MALARIA PHARMACOLOGY. |