Quinine

Synonyms

Alphapharm Brand of Quinine Sulfate

Aventis Brand of Quinine Bisulfate

Biquinate

Bisulfate, Quinine

Cinchonan-9-ol, 6'-methoxy-, (8alpha,9R)-

Fawns & McAllan Brand of Quinine Bisulfate

Fawns & McAllan Brand of Quinine Sulfate

Foy Brand of Quinine Sulfate

Hoechst Brand of Quinine Sulfate

Hydrochloride, Quinine

Innotech Brand of Quinine Hydrochloride

Lafran Brand of Quinine Hydrochloride

Legatrim

Myoquin

Odan Brand of Quinine Sulfate

Plough Brand of Quinine Sulfate

Prosana Brand of Quinine Bisulfate

Quinamm

Quinbisan

Quinbisul

Quindan

Quinimax

Quinine Bisulfate

Quinine Hydrochloride

Quinine Lafran

Quinine Sulfate

Quinine Sulphate

Quinine-Odan

Quinoctal

Quinson

Quinsul

Strema

Sulfate, Quinine

Sulphate, Quinine

Surquina

An alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. It is used as an antimalarial drug, and is the active ingredient in extracts of the cinchona that have been used for that purpose since before 1633. Quinine is also a mild antipyretic and analgesic and has been used in common cold preparations for that purpose. It was used commonly and as a bitter and flavoring agent, and is still useful for the treatment of babesiosis. Quinine is also useful in some muscular disorders, especially nocturnal leg cramps and myotonia congenita, because of its direct effects on muscle membrane and sodium channels. The mechanisms of its antimalarial effects are not well understood.