RT Book, Section
A1 Darracq, Michael A.
A2 Olson, Kent R.
A2 Anderson, Ilene B.
A2 Benowitz, Neal L.
A2 Blanc, Paul D.
A2 Clark, Richard F.
A2 Kearney, Thomas E.
A2 Kim-Katz, Susan Y.
A2 Wu, Alan H. B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1179992453
T1 QUININE
T2 Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071839792
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179992453
RD 2024/04/19
AB Quinine  is  an  optical  isomer  of  quinidine,  a  class  Ia  sodium  channel  blocking  antidysrhythmic  drug,  with  which  it  shares  similar  pharmacologic  effects.  Quinine  is  the  primary  alkaloid  found  in  the  bark  of  the  cinchona  tree  and  was  once  widely  used  for  the  treatment  of  malaria  and  is  still  occasionally  used  for  chloroquine-resistant  cases.  A  2006  FDA  advisory  warned  against  the  use  of  quinine  in  the  treatment  of  nocturnal  muscle  cramps.  Quinine  is  found  in  tonic  water  and  has  been  used  to  cut  street  heroin.  It  has  also  been  used  as  an  abortifacient.