Chloroquine

Chemical formula: C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃  Molecular mass: 319.872 g/mol  PubChem compound: 2719

Therapeutic indications

Chloroquine is indicated for:

Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium malariae

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Malaria and additionally at least one of
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium malariae

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Malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Malaria and additionally at least one of
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium ovale

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Prophylaxis and suppression of malaria

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Preventive procedure and additionally Malaria

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Amebic hepatitis

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Amebic hepatitis

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Lupus erythematosus

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Lupus erythematosus

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Rheumatoid arthritis

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Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium malariae

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Malaria and additionally at least one of
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium malariae

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Malaria and additionally at least one of
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium ovale

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Prophylaxis and suppression of malaria

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Preventive procedure and additionally Malaria

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Chloroquine is contraindicated in the following cases:

Amiodarone

Amiodarone

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