Atovaquonedrug info
atovaquone 62.5 MG / proguanil hydrochloride 25 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablets are an antimalarial indicated for:
prophylaxis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, including in areas where chloroquine resistance has been reported.
treatment of acute, uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria.
1.1 Prevention of
Malaria Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the prophylaxis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, including in areas where chloroquine resistance has been reported.
1.2 Treatment of
Malaria Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the treatment of acute, uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria. Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablets have been shown to be effective in regions where the drugs chloroquine, halofantrine, mefloquine, and amodiaquine may have unacceptable failure rates, presumably due to drug resistance.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective April 24, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablets (adult strength) and Atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride pediatric tablets, for oral administration, contain a fixed-dose combination of the antimalarial agents atovaquone, USP and proguanil hydrochloride, USP. The chemical name of atovaquone, USP is trans -2-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)cyclohexyl]-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione. Atovaquone, USP is a yellow crystalline solid that is freely soluble in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and in tetrahydrofuran; soluble in chloroform; sparingly soluble in acetone and dimethyl sulfoxide; slightly soluble in octanol, ethyl acetate, polyethylene glycol 200; very slightly soluble in 0.1N sodium hydroxide; insoluble in water. It has a molecular weight of 366.84 g/mol and the molecular formula C 22 H 19 ClO 3. The compound has the following structural formula: The chemical name of proguanil hydrochloride, USP is 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-isopropyl-biguanide hydrochloride. Proguanil hydrochloride, USP is a white crystalline powder slightly soluble in water, sparingly soluble in alcohol, practically insoluble in methylene chloride. It has a molecular weight of 290.22 g/mol and the molecular formula C 11 H 16 ClN 5
HCl. The compound has the following structural formula: Each atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride tablet (adult strength) contains 250 mg of atovaquone, USP and 100 mg of proguanil hydrochloride, USP and each atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride pediatric tablet contains 62.5 mg of atovaquone, USP and 25 mg of proguanil hydrochloride, USP. The inactive ingredients in both tablets are colloidal silicon dioxide, ferric oxide red, hypromellose 2910, low substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, poloxamer 188, polyethylene glycol 400, polyethylene glycol 8000, povidone K30, sodium starch glycolate and titanium dioxide. atovaquonestructure proguanilstructure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective April 24, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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