Antimalarial drugs are designed to prevent or cure malaria. Some antimalarial agents, particularly chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, are also used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus associated arthritis. There are many of these drugs currently on the market. Quinine is the oldest and most famous anti-malarial.
Two types of antimalarial drugs are to be distinguished:
However, strategies for combating malaria change rapidly, and w...
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Antimalarial drugs are designed to prevent or cure malaria. Some antimalarial agents, particularly chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, are also used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus associated arthritis. There are many of these drugs currently on the market. Quinine is the oldest and most famous anti-malarial.
Two types of antimalarial drugs are to be distinguished:
However, strategies for combating malaria change rapidly, and when drugs are administered in combination, it can be impractical to identify which agents are prophylactic and which are therapeutic. Another approach for classifying antimalarials is to group them by mechanism and by chemical structure.
Quinine has a long history stretching from Peru, and the discovery of the Cinchona tree, and the potential uses of its bark, to the current day and a collection of derivatives that are still frequently used in the prevention and treatment of malaria. Quinine is an alkaloid that acts as a blood schizonticidal...
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