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chloroquine diphosphate
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Chloroquine
Definition
: The prototypical antimalarial agent with a mechanism that is not well understood. It has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and in the systemic therapy of amebic liver abscesses.
Other names
Sulphate, Chloroquine; Sulfate, Chloroquine; Nivaquine; Khingamin; Chloroquine Sulphate; Chloroquine Sulfate; Chlorochin; Chingamin; Arequin; Arechine; Aralen
Drugs:
ARALEN HYDROCHLORIDE
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chloroquine diphosphate [ Resochin,arechin,chingamin phosphate,chloroquine bis(dihydrogenphosphate) dihydrate,chloroquine diphosphate, (+)-isomer,chloroquine diphosphate, (+-)-isomer,chloroquine diphosphate, (-)-isomer,chloroquine phosphate,delagil,khingamin phosphate,unspecified phosphate of chloroquine diphosphate ]
RN given refers to diphosphate[1:2] cpd without isomeric designation
50-63-5 N(4)-
(7-
chloro-
4-
quinolinyl)-
N(1),N(1)-
diethyl-
1,4-
pentanediamine, phosphate (1:2)
Chloroquine/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action
Antimalarials
;
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
;
Filaricides
Fysiatr Reumatol Vestn 1980;58(1):23
CHLOROQUINE PHOSPHATE
;
ARALEN
;
ARALEN PHOSPHATE W/ PRIMAQUINE PHOSPHATE
