E-DRUG: Chloroquine + proguanil as malaria prophylaxis (2)
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The 1995 Canadian recommendations state that chloroquine + proguanil is
less efficacious than doxycyline. (Committee to Advise on Tropical
Medicine and Travel (CATMAT). 1995 Canadian recommendations for the
prevention and treatment of malaria among international travellers.
Canada Commun Dis Rep 1995;21S3:1-18.)
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