General description
Chloroquine is a medication used to prevent and to treat malaria in areas where malaria is known to be sensitive to its effects. It is also used as a disease-modifying agents in rheumatoid disorders.
INN
Chloroquine
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1977
(TRS
615)
for
Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
Added in 1977
(TRS
615)
for
Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
Added in 1987
(TRS
770)
for
Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
Added in 1987
(TRS
770)
for
Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
Added in 1987
(TRS
770)
for
Malaria due to Plasmodium ovale
Added in 1987
(TRS
770)
for
Malaria due to Plasmodium malariae
Added in 1997
(TRS
882)
for
Rheumatoid arthritis
Removed in 2007
(TRS
946)
for
Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
Removed in 2007
(TRS
946)
for
Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Antimalarial medicines > For curative treatment
- Parenteral > General injections > IV: 40 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule (as hydrochloride, phosphate or sulfate)
- Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL syrup (as phosphate or sulfate)
- Oral > Solid: 150 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate); 100 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate)
Section
Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
- Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL syrup (as phosphate or sulfate)
- Oral > Solid: 150 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate)
Section
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
- Oral > Solid: 100 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate); 150 mg tablet (as phosphate or sulfate)
Indications