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Quinine

Antiinfective Agents for Systemic Use

Quinine is a medication used to treat malaria and babesiosis. This includes the treatment of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum that is resistant to chloroquine when artesunate is not available.

Facts
Drug Class
Antimalarial alkaloid 1
Mechanism of Action
Interferes with the malaria parasite ability to metabolize hemoglobin, likely by inhibiting hemozoin biocrystallization in the heme detoxification pathway, causing toxic heme accumulation. 1
Approved Use
Treats malaria, including chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum, and babesiosis. 1
First Approved / Isolated Year
1820 1
Significant Risk
Headache, tinnitus, vision problems and sweating; severe effects can include deafness, low blood platelets and irregular heartbeat. 1
Classification
Approval Status
Approved 1
ATC ClassSourced to the subject's own account
J: Antiinfectives for Systemic Use 2
Route of Administration
Oral 3
WHO Essential MedicineSourced to the subject's own account
Core List 4
Connections

Treats

Malaria, Conditions
Source Quinine (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Quinine (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    treatment of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum that is resistant to chloroquine
  • Infobox
    an alkaloid, a naturally occurring chemical compound
  • Mechanism of action section
    inhibits hemozoin biocrystallization in the heme detoxification pathway
  • History section
    In 1820, French researchers Pierre Joseph Pelletier and Joseph Bienaime Caventou first isolated quinine
  • Adverse effects section
    Common side effects include headache, ringing in the ears, vision issues, and sweating
  • Regulatory approval status
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2. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFirst-level anatomical group codes, Code J
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Antiinfectives for systemic use
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3. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine, lead section
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se due to the risk of serious side effects. It can be taken by mouth or intravenously. Malaria resistance to quinine occurs in certain areas of the world. Quinine is also used as an ingredient in tonic water and other beverages to impart a bitter taste.
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4. WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (Wikipedia)
WikipediaWHO Model List of Essential Medicines, Medicines for curative treatment section
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Quinine
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