Drug Summary

  Drug name:  proguanil
  Chemical name:  Proguanil hydrochloride
  Formula:  C₁₁H₁₆ClN₅
  Weight:   253.731
  CAS no:  500-92-5
  DrugBank link:  DB01131
  Description:  Proguanil is a prophylactic antimalarial drug, which works by stopping the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, from reproducing once it is in the red blood cells. It does this by inhibiting the enzyme, dihydrofolate reductase, which is involved in the reproduction of the parasite.
  Indication:  For the causal prevention and suppression of malaria caused by susceptible strains of P. falciparum and other species of Plasmodium found in some geographical areas of the world.