Chloroquine (International)

Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Chloroquine (chloroquine systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: amebicides, antimalarial quinolines and is used to treat Amebiasis, Malaria, Malaria Prevention and Sarcoidosis.

US matches:

• Chloroquine

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

P01BA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000054-05-7

Chemical Formula

C18-H26-Cl-N3

Molecular Weight

320

Therapeutic Categories

Antiprotozoal agent: Antimalarial

Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, DMARD

Chemical Name

1,4-Pentanediamine, N4-(7-chloro-4-quinolinyl)-N1,N1-dietyl-

Foreign Names

• Chloroquinum (Latin)
• Chloroquin (German)
• Chloroquine (French)
• Cloroquina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Chloroquine (OS: BAN, DCF)
• Clorochina (OS: DCIT)
• Chingaminum (USSRP) (IS)
• Chlorochinum (IS)
• RP 3377 (IS)
• SN 7618 (IS)
• T 53561 (IS)
• W 7618 (IS)
• Win 244 (IS)
• Chloroquine (PH: USP 41)
• Chloroquine Phosphate (OS: BANM)
• Malaquin (IS)
• Mesylith (IS)
• Chloroquine (phosphate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Chloroquine phosphate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Chloroquine Phosphate (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
• Chloroquini phosphas (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Chloroquinphosphat (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Chloroquine Hydrochloride (PH: USP 41)
• Chloroquine Sulfate (OS: BANM)
• Chloroquine (sulfate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Chloroquine sulfate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Chloroquine Sulfate (PH: BP 2018)
• Chloroquini sulfas (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Chloroquinsulfat (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)

Brand Names

• Alexoquine
  Alexandria Co., Egypt
• Avloclor
  Alliance Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; IFET, Greece
• Avloquin
  ACI, Bangladesh
• Boots Chloroquine and Proguanil Anti-Malarial [+ Proguanil]
  The Boots Company, United Kingdom
• Cadiquin
  Zydus Cadila, India
• Chloroquine
  Cadila, India; Donvalley, Pakistan; Epoch, Pakistan; Ethical, Pakistan; Geofman, Pakistan; Harmann, Pakistan; Helix, Pakistan; Ideal, Pakistan; Irza, Pakistan; KPL Pharma, Pakistan; LCPW, Pakistan; Libra, Pakistan; Lisko, Pakistan; PDH, Pakistan; Polyfine, Pakistan; Uneskolabs, Pakistan; Wilshire, Pakistan
• Chloroquine Indo Farma
  Indofarma, Indonesia
• Chloroquine Pharco
  Pharco, Egypt
• Chloroquine Phosphate
  Sanolabor, Slovenia
• Clip
  Opalia, Tunisia
• Clit
  Hudson, Bangladesh
• Emquin
  Merck, India
• Emquin-DS
  Merck, India
• Lariago
  IPCA, India
• Lariago-DS
  IPCA, India
• Maligon
  Unijules, India
• Nivaquine
  Famar, Lebanon; Sanofi Aventis, Tunisia
• Nivaquine-P
  AHPL, India
• Resochin
  Bayer, India; Bayer, Slovenia
• Resochin-DS
  Bayer, India
• A-CQ 100 Chloroquine
  Artecef, Netherlands
• Aloquin
  Alco, Bangladesh
• Aralen
  Sanofi-Aventis, Ecuador; Sanofi-Aventis, Mexico; Sanofi-Aventis, United States
• Arechin
  Polfa Pabianice, Poland
• Avloclor
  AstraZeneca, Kuwait; Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta
• Avloquin
  ACI, Bangladesh
• Chlorofoz
  AM-Europharma, Philippines
• Chloromax
  Oboi, Philippines
• Chloroquine
  Riyadh Pharma, Oman
• Chloroquine - Tianjin Huajin
  Huajin Pharmaceutical, China
• Chloroquine GPO
  GPO, Thailand
• Chloroquine Pharco
  Pharco, Kuwait
• Chloroquine Phosphate
  Remedica, Cyprus
• Clit
  Hudson, Bangladesh
• Cloquin
  Woodward, Pakistan
• Clorochina Bayer
  Bayer, Italy
• Clorochina Bifosfato
  Ecobi, Italy
• Cloroquina Difosfato L.CH.
  Laboratorio Chile, Chile
• Cloroquina Difosfato Pharma Arte
  Pharma Arte, Paraguay
• Cloroquina Fosfato
  Quimica Suiza, Peru
• Cloroquina Humax
  Humax, Colombia
• Delagil
  Alkaloid, Georgia; Alkaloida, Russian Federation; PharmaSwiss, Hungary
• Diroquine
  Atlantic Lab, Thailand
• Efroquine
  Efroze, Pakistan
• Fevokine
  GSK, Pakistan
• G-Chloroquine
  Gonoshasthaya, Bangladesh
• Geniquin
  Genera Pharma, Pakistan
• Jasochlor
  Jayson, Bangladesh
• Klarquine
  Karmann, Pakistan
• Klorokinfosfat Recip
  Recip, Iceland; Recip, Sweden
• Kutlu
  Keymen, Turkey
• Malaban
  Raka Poshi, Pakistan
• Malarex
  Actavis, Indonesia; Dumex, Kuwait
• Malarivon
  Wallace, United Kingdom
• Malfree
  Benson Pharma, Pakistan
• Masiquine
  Mass Pharma, Pakistan
• Nivaquine-P
  Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh
• Paludrine/Avloclor [+ Proguanil]
  Alliance Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom
• Reconil
  Incepta, Bangladesh
• Resochin
  Bayer Austria, Austria; Bayer HealthCare, Bulgaria; Bayer HealthCare, Indonesia; Bayer Schering, Bulgaria; Kern Pharma, Spain
• Resochin 250mg
  Bayer Vital, Germany
• Resochin 50mg/ml
  Bayer Vital, Germany
• Resochin junior 81mg [pediatric]
  Bayer Vital, Germany
• Resochina
  Bayer, Portugal
• Riboquin
  Dexa Medica, Indonesia
• Savarine [+ Proguanil]
  CSP, France; IFET, Greece
• Teva-Chloroquine
  Teva Canada, Canada
• Tributame Euthanasia [+ Embutramid, + Lidocaine] [veterinary use]
  Cronus Pharma, United States
• UV-Lube Unims
  FDC, India
• Aralen Hydrochloride
  sanofi-aventis, United States
• Parenquil
  Complex Therapeutics, Chile
• Mirquin
  Mirren, South Africa
• Nivaquine
  Sanofi-Aventis, France; Winthrop, South Africa
• Nivaquine 100mg
  Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland
• Plasmoquine
  Medchem, South Africa

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.

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