Mepacrine

Introduction: Mepacrine

Description of Mepacrine

Mepacrine: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Mepacrine: An acridine derivative formerly widely used as an antimalarial but superseded by chloroquine in recent years. It has also been used as an anthelmintic and in the treatment of giardiasis and malignant effusions. It is used in cell biological experiments as an inhibitor of phospholipase A2.
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Mepacrine: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Mepacrine:

• Drug
• Drug symptoms (36 causes)
• Treat
• Worm
• Worm disease
• Worm disorder
• Infestations
• Malaria

Terms associated with Mepacrine:

Terms Similar to Mepacrine:

• Quinacrine

Source: Diseases Database

• quinacrine
• quinacrine hydrochloride
• Atabrine

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Mepacrine

• antimalarial
• antimalarial drug
• vermifuge
• anthelmintic
• anthelminthic
• helminthic

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Mepacrine

The following list attempts to classify Mepacrine into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• antimalarial,antimalarial drug
• antiprotozoal,antiprotozoal drug
• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Mepacrine

• MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs - QUINACRINE

Source: Diseases Database

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