Screen for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency prior to starting Primaquine
Primaquine can cause hemolytic anemia in persons with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase G6PD deficiency
Uncomplicated, P. vivax
Uncomplicated, P. ovale, P. malariae, P. knowlesi
Uncomplicated, P. falciparum (or species unknown )