chloroquine

chloroquine
An antimalarial agent used for the treatment and suppression of Plasmodium vivax, P. malariae, and P. falciparum; available as the phosphate and sulfate. It does not produce a radical cure because it has no effect on the exoerythrocytic stages; c.-resistant strains of P. falciparum have developed in Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America. It is also used for hepatic amebiasis and for certain skin diseases, e.g., lupus erythematosus and lichen planus.

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chlo·ro·quine 'klōr-ə-.kwēn, 'klȯr- n an antimalarial drug administered in the form of its diphosphate C18H26ClN3·2H3PO4 or hydrochloride C18H26ClN3·HCl

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n.
a drug used principally in the treatment and prevention of malaria but also used in rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus. It is administered by mouth or injection; a side-effect of prolonged use in large doses is eye damage. Trade names: Avloclor, Nivaquine.

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chlo·ro·quine (klorґo-kwin) [USP] a 4-aminoquinoline compound with antiinflammatory and antiprotozoal properties, used for the suppression and treatment of malaria, for the treatment of giardiasis and extraintestinal amebiasis, for suppression of lupus erythematosus, and as an antiinflammatory in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis; administered orally.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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