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MeSH Heading: Chloroquine
Tree Number(s): D03.633.100.810.050.180
Unique ID: D002738
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002738
Scope Note: The prototypical antimalarial agent with a mechanism that is not well understood. It has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and in the systemic therapy of amebic liver abscesses.
Entry Term(s): Aralen; Arechine; Arequin; Chingamin; Chlorochin; Chloroquine Sulfate; Chloroquine Sulphate; Khingamin; Nivaquine
Pharm Action: Amebicides
Antimalarials
Antirheumatic Agents
Related Numbers: 54-05-7; OE48649K6N
CAS Type 1 Name: 1,4-Pentanediamine, N4-(7-chloro-4-quinolinyl)-N1,N1-diethyl-
NLM Classification #: QV 256
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/28

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0004182
Related Numbers: 54-05-7; OE48649K6N
Scope Note: The prototypical antimalarial agent with a mechanism that is not well understood. It has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and in the systemic therapy of amebic liver abscesses.
Terms: Chloroquine Preferred Term
Term UI T007935
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Khingamin
Term UI T007934
Date12/08/1987
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Chingamin
Term UI T007936
Date12/08/1987
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Chlorochin
Term UI T007937
Date12/09/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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