Hydroxychloroquine FDA Link Generic

A chemotherapeutic agent that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites. Hydroxychloroquine appears to concentrate in food vacuoles of affected protozoa. It inhibits plasmodial heme polymerase. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p970)

Also Known As:

Plaquenil; Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate; Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate (1:1) Salt; Hydroxychlorochin; Oxychlorochin; Oxychloroquine; ethanol, 2- ((4- ((7- chloro- 4- quinolinyl)amino)pentyl)ethylamino)-

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Antimalarials
Antirheumatic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors

Heterocyclic Compounds: 207
- Fused-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  - 2-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
    - Quinolines: 148
      - Aminoquinolines: 29
        Chloroquine: 7587
        Hydroxychloroquine: 4715

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