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:
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
Term | Definition |
---|---|
BAN | British Approved Name |
BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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