Discontinued Medication- Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg Tablet

3rd October 2017 (Circular NO. SP PPUM:  ​3​66/2017):   Due to the high resistance rate to this medication and infrequent use, UMMC's Drugs and Therapeutics Sub-Committee has agreed, in its July 2017 meeting, to remove this medication from UMMC Formulary. Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg Tablet Form: Tablet Formulary Category: Standard The alternative to this medication for treating the same indication is the combination product Artemether 20mg + Lumefantrine 120mg (Riamet) tablet, a Standard Formulary medication.