Dabigatran Etexilate and Halofantrine

• Generic Name: dabigatran
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Pradaxa

• It is used to thin the blood so that clots will not form.
• It is used to treat blood clots.

• Generic Name: halofantrine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

Halofantrine belongs to a group of medicines known as antimalarials. It is used to treat malaria, a red blood cell infection transmitted by the bite of a mosquito.

Malaria transmission occurs in large areas of Central and South America, Hispaniola, sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania. Country-specific information on malaria can be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or from the CDC's web site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbk.

Halofantrine may cause serious side effects. Therefore, it usually is used to treat serious malaria infections in areas where it is known that other medicines may not work.

Halofantrine is available only with your doctor's prescription.