Arakoda Dosage
Generic name: TAFENOQUINE 100mg
Dosage form: tablet, film coated
Drug class: Antimalarial quinolines
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jan 11, 2023.
Tests to be Performed Prior to ARAKODA Dose Initiation
All patients must be tested for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency prior to prescribing ARAKODA [see Contraindications (4), Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
Pregnancy testing is recommended for females of reproductive potential prior to initiating treatment with ARAKODA [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1 and 8.3)].
Recommended Dosage and Administration Instructions
The recommended dosage of ARAKODA is described in Table 1 below. ARAKODA can be administered for up to 6 months of continuous dosing.
Regimen Name |
Timing |
Dosage |
Loading regimen |
For each of the 3 days before travel to a malarious area |
200 mg (2 of the 100 mg tablets) once daily for 3 days |
Maintenance regimen |
While in the malarious area |
200 mg (2 of the 100 mg tablets) once weekly – start 7 days after the last loading regimen dose |
Terminal prophylaxis regimen |
In the week following exit from the malarious area |
200 mg (2 of the 100 mg tablets) taken one time, 7 days after the last maintenance dose |
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- Administer ARAKODA with food. [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
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- Swallow the tablet whole. Do not break, crush or chew the tablets.
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- Complete the full course of ARAKODA including the loading dose and the terminal dose.
Dose(s) Missed |
How to Replace Missed Dose(s): |
1 Loading dose |
1 dose of 200 mg (2 of the 100 mg tablets) so that a total of 3 daily loading doses have been taken. Begin maintenance dose 1 week after the last loading dose. |
2 Loading doses |
2 doses of 200 mg (2 of the 100 mg tablets) on 2 consecutive days so that a total of 3 daily loading doses have been taken. Begin maintenance dose 1 week after the last loading dose. |
1 Maintenance (weekly) dose |
1 dose of 200 mg (2 of the 100 mg tablets) on any day up to the time of the next scheduled weekly dose. |
2 Maintenance (weekly) doses |
1 dose of 200 mg (2 of the 100 mg tablets) on any day up to the time of the next scheduled weekly dose. |
3 or more Maintenance (weekly) doses |
2 doses of 200 mg (2 of the 100 mg tablets), taken as 200 mg (2 of the 100 mg tablets) once daily for 2 days up to the time of the next weekly dose. |
Terminal prophylaxis dose |
1 dose of 200 mg (2 of the 100 mg tablets) as soon as remembered. |
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