In preparation for business trip abroad the doctor was prescribed a histoschi-zontocidal antimalarial drug as a personal means of disease prevention. What drug was given to the doctor?

Answer options

1. Chingamin
2. Mefloquine
3. Doxycycline
4. Quinine
5. Biseptol (Co-trimoxazole)

Explanation

Chingamin is an antimalarial agent. While the drug can inhibit certain enzymes, its effect is believed to result, at least in part from its interaction with DNA. However, the mechanism of the plasmodial action of Chingamin is not completely certain.