They estimate that a parasite resistant to two drugs at the same time would only develop once a century. The scientists recommend that choloroquine should be given with drugs like artemisinin, although they say there may be adverse effects from taking the two simultaneously. And they suggest that the drugs be combined in a single blister pack to make them easier to take. Cost Combination therapy could double the cost of treatment, they state. For this reason, there should be no delay for more research to be conducted.
Time is short.
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