Quinacrine

n. medication used to treat malaria

Quinacrine (trade name: Atabrine) is a drug with a number of different medical applications being initially used in the 1930s as an antimalarial drug. It has also been used as an antibiotic in the treatment of Giardiasis (an intestinal parasite), and in research as an inhibitor of phospholipase A2. It has also been proposed for use in systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Quinacrine /quin·a·crine/ an antimalarial, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic, used as the hydrochloride salt, especially for suppressive therapy of [more]Quinacrine - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
(synonym) quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine, Atabrine
(hypernym) antimalarial, antimalarial drug
(classification) trade name, brand name, brand, marque

n. quinacrine, medication used to treat malaria