Chloroquine Phosphate

Product Description

The synthetic drug chloroquine is used to treat malaria. This antimalarial drug was discovered in 1934 and introduced to medicine in the 1940s; it is a member of a series of chemically related agents called quinoline derivatives. The chloroquine phosphate solution is administered orally.

Properties:

• Molecular Formula - C₁₈H₃₂ClN₃O₈P₂
• Synonyms - Chloroquine diphosphate Chloroquine phosphate 50-63-5 Aralen phosphate   Chloroquine bis(phosphate) 
• Molecular Weight - 515.9

How does it work:

The use of chloroquine phosphate for prevention and treatment of malaria. It is also used in the treatment of amebiasis. Chloroquine phosphate belongs to a class of medicines known as antimalarials and amebicides. This medicine kills the organisms that cause malaria and amebiasis

Applications Or where it is used:

Chloroquine is used as a medicine to treat or prevent malaria, which is caused by parasites that are transmitted through the bite of a mosquito. In addition to not being effective against all strains of malaria, chloroquine is ineffective wherever an infection has been resistant to a medication called hydroxychloroquine.

Dosage of usage:

Dosage Forms & Strengths

• 500mg

NOTE: 16mg of chloroquine phosphate is the same as 10mg of chloroquine base

Side effects:

• Nerve type deafness
• Tinnitus
• Reduced hearing in patients with preexisting auditory damage

Please tell your doctor right away if you experience any serious side effects, such as:  

• Slow heartbeat
• Symptoms of heart failure (shortness of breath, unusual tiredness, swelling in ankles/feet, sudden weight gain)
• Mental/mood changes (anxiety, hallucinations, depression, rare thoughts of suicide)