Although mild decrease in hemoglobin occasionally has occurred at both high and low doses, severe hemolytic anemia has not been encountered during this study involving 699 white adults receiving primaquine in dosages as high as 240 mg. daily. Severe hemolytic anemia, however, has been observed in Negroes after
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