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Contraindications:

Uses:

• Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use and how often.
• Halofantrine should be taken on an empty stomach, 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal.

• Use the missed dose as soon as possible, unless it is almost time for your next dose.
• Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next regular dose.
• You should not use two doses at the same time.

Storage:

• Store the tablets at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.

Special precautions:

• You should not use this medicine with mefloquine (Lariam®). Make sure your doctor knows if you are using amiodarone (Cordarone®), astemizole (Hismanal®), bepridil (Vascor®), cisapride (Propulsid®), erythromycin (E.E.S.®, E-mycin®, Eryc®, EryPed®, Ery-Tab®, Erythrocin®, P.C.E.®), procainamide (Procanbid®, Procan S.R.®, Promine®, Pronestyl®), quinidine (Quinidex Extentabs®, Cardioquin®, Quinaglute Dura-Tabs®), sotalol (Betapace®), and terfenadine (Seldane®, Seldane-D®). These medicines used with halofantrine may cause serious heart problems.

Warnings:

• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, talk to your doctor before using this medicine.
• Use this medicine exactly as your doctor prescribed. You should not use more than your doctor ordered.
• It is important that you take this medicine on an empty stomach and not with food. Taking this medicine with food can increase the amount of medicine your body absorbs, which can cause serious side effects.
• You may have tests before and after you use this medicine to make sure your heart is beating normally. The test is called an ECG (electrocardiogram). It is a painless test that shows the tracing of each heartbeat.

Side Effects:

• Fast or irregular heartbeat (a heartbeat that is not normal)
• Fainting
• Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain
• Loss of appetite
• Diarrhea
• Dizziness, headache
• Cough
• Itching