Quinacrine hydrochlorideProduct ingredient for Quinacrine
- Name
- Quinacrine hydrochloride
- Drug Entry
- Quinacrine
An acridine derivative formerly widely used as an antimalarial but superseded by chloroquine in recent years. It has also been used as an anthelmintic and in the treatment of giardiasis and malignant effusions. It is used in cell biological experiments as an inhibitor of phospholipase A2.
- Accession Number
- DBSALT002386
- Structure
Structure for Quinacrine hydrochloride (DBSALT002386)
- Synonyms
- Mepacrine hydrochloride dihydrate / Quinacrine dihydrochloride dihydrate / Quinacrine HCl / Quinacrine hydrochloride dihydrate