Drug class

Quinine

Quinine refers to a specific cinchona alkaloid active ingredient rather than a formal therapeutic class of multiple distinct drugs, though it is categorized pharmacologically as an antimalarial and blood schizonticide. Read more about Quinine

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Drugs in Quinine

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QUININE SULFATE

QUININE · PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MALARIA ·+1
MUTUAL PHARM CO

QUININE SULFATE

QUININE · PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MALARIA ·+1
LUPIN PHARMACEU

QUININE SULFATE

QUININE · PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MALARIA ·+1
INGENUS PHARMAC
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About Quinine.

Quinine refers to a specific cinchona alkaloid active ingredient rather than a formal therapeutic class of multiple distinct drugs, though it is categorized pharmacologically as an antimalarial and blood schizonticide.

It acts primarily by concentrating within the food vacuole of erythrocytic parasites to inhibit hemozoin crystallization, leading to toxic heme accumulation and death of the organism.

Therapeutically, it is indicated for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, and it is also used in specific regimen combinations to manage babesiosis.

Regulatory agencies strictly restrict its use, warning against unapproved applications such as the prevention or treatment of nocturnal leg cramps due to severe safety risks.