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Antibiotics with antimalarias

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I want to know if it is necessary to combine antibiotics with my antimalarial medication?

Habeeb (by SMS)

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No. Antibiotics are not typically needed with antimalarial.  While antimalarial are specifically designed to target the Plasmodium parasites and eliminate malaria infections, antibiotics are not effective in directly treating malaria parasites. Taking antibiotics indiscriminately might lead to the risk of antibiotic resistance.

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