- halofantrine
- hal·o·fan·trine .hal-ə-'fan-.trēn, -.trīn, -trən n an antimalarial drug used in the form of its hydrochloride C26H30Cl2F3NO·HCl esp. against chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria
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