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Quinine

 
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    Oral / IV / IM
    Quinine
    Quinate 
    • Mechanism of Action
    • Believed to inhibit haem polymerisation, resulting in a buildup of toxic haem molecules into non-toxic haemozoin within the food vacuole of plasmodia.
    • Pharmacology

Clinical Use

    • Indication
    • Acute Plasmodium  falciparum infection
    • Contraindications
    • Adverse Effects
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