The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that travelers to malaria-infested areas receive prophylactic antimalarial drugs prior to and during their visit, and for 1 week after leaving. The client asks the nurse which medication will be prescribed for this. What is the best reply by the nurse?
1. "Paromomycin (Humatin)."
2. "Mebendazole (Vermox)."
3. "Chloroquine (Aralen)."
4. "Praziquantel (Biltricide)."
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Rationale 1:Paromomycin (Humatin) is used for treatment of acute and chronic amebiasis.
Rationale 2: Mebendazole (Vermox) is used to treat whipworm, roundworm, hookworm, and pinworm.
Rationale 3: Chloroquine (Aralen) is the drug of choice, unless travel is to a region known to have a high incidence of chloroquine-resistant strains.
Rationale 4: Praziquantel (Biltricide) is used to treat schistosomiasis.
Global Rationale: Chloroquine (Aralen) is the drug of choice, unless travel is to a region known to have a high incidence of chloroquine-resistant strains.
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