# E-DRUG: Chloroquine + proguanil as malaria prophylaxis **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [June 19, 1998, 8:51pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-chloroquine-proguanil-as-malaria-prophylaxis/2943 "1998-06-19T20:51:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joel.lexchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@joel.lexchin](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/joel.lexchin)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 1998, 8:51pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-chloroquine-proguanil-as-malaria-prophylaxis/2943/1 "1998-06-19T20:51:49Z")
E-DRUG: Chloroquine + proguanil as malaria prophylaxis (2) --------------------------------------------------------- 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.) Joel Lexchin MD 121 Walmer Rd. Toronto, Ontario CANADA M5R 2X8 Phone: (416)-964-7186 Fax: (416)-923-9515 e mail: joel.lexchin@utoronto.ca -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.