Research Article

Amodiaquine and Ciprofloxacin Combination in Plasmodiasis Therapy

Table 1

Results showing parasitaemia levels and percentage reduction of parasites three days after administration of different combinations of Amodiaquine and Ciprofloxacin in mice infected with Plasmodium  berghei  berghei.

Drug dosage mg/kg Parasitaemia level (Per 100 RBC)
Before drug administration Three days after drug administration

Amodiaquine (7.1 mg/kg) + Ciprofloxacin (10 mg/kg) 65 30 (53.84%)
Amodiaquine (7.2 mg/kg) + Ciprofloxacin (10.7 mg/kg) 65 23 (64.61%)
Amodiaquine (7.3 mg/kg) + Ciprofloxacin (11.4 mg/kg) 65 16 (75.38%)
Amodiaquine (7.4 mg/kg) + Ciprofloxacin (12.1 mg/kg) 65 13 (80.0%)
Amodiaquine (7.5 mg/kg) + Ciprofloxacin (12.8 mg/kg) 60 10 (83.3%)

Figures in brackets show percentage reduction after three days of drug administration.