quinacrine
Sign in to saveMepacrine, also called quinacrine or by the trade names Atabrine or Atebrin, is a medication with several uses. It is related to chloroquine and mefloquine. Although available from compounding pharmacies, as of August 2020 approved formulations are not available in the United States.
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- Medical uses
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- Antiprotozoal
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- Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
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Mepacrine, also called quinacrine or by the trade names Atabrine or Atebrin, is a medication with several uses. It is related to chloroquine and mefloquine. Although available from compounding pharmacies, as of August 2020 approved formulations are not available in the United States.
==Medical uses== thumb|left|''These men didn't take their Atabrine''; this sign was posted at the 363rd Station Hospital on Papua New Guinea during World War II The main uses of mepacrine are as an antiprotozoal, antirheumatic, and an intrapleural sclerosing agent.