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'''Quinacrine''', also known by its trade name of Atabrine, was the first synthetic [[antimalarial]] drug available in the U.S. Originally synthesized in Germany in the 1930s, its distribution to U.S. troops at risk began in 1942. Compliance was a problem, as it turned the skin yellow, and casused nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin staining, psychosis, lichen planus, and exfoliative dermatitis. Weina observed that the first dose was often given to troops aboard a ship approaching a combat area, so anxiety, seasickness, and gastrointestinal upset were therefore blamed on the drug when other factors could have been responsible. <ref name=Weina1998>{{citation | '''Quinacrine''', also known by its trade name of Atabrine, was the first synthetic [[antimalarial]] drug available in the U.S. Originally synthesized in Germany in the 1930s, its distribution to U.S. troops at risk began in 1942. Compliance was a problem, as it turned the skin yellow, and casused nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin staining, psychosis, lichen planus, and exfoliative dermatitis. Weina observed that the first dose was often given to troops aboard a ship approaching a combat area, so anxiety, seasickness, and gastrointestinal upset were therefore blamed on the drug when other factors could have been responsible.<ref name=Weina1998>{{citation | ||
| url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3912/is_199809/ai_n8811004/ | | url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3912/is_199809/ai_n8811004/ | ||
| title = From Atabrine in World War II to mefloquine in Somalia: The role of education in preventive medicine | | title = From Atabrine in World War II to mefloquine in Somalia: The role of education in preventive medicine | ||
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| contribution = Chapter 5, Other Infectious Diseases Related to Travel: Giardia | | contribution = Chapter 5, Other Infectious Diseases Related to Travel: Giardia | ||
| author = Sharon Roy, Michele C. Hlavsa, Michael Beach | | author = Sharon Roy, Michele C. Hlavsa, Michael Beach | ||
| publisher = [[Centers for Disease Control]]}}</ref> It has been used as a nonsurgical means of female sterilization. <ref>{{citation | | publisher = [[Centers for Disease Control]]}}</ref> It has been used as a nonsurgical means of female sterilization.<ref>{{citation | ||
| publisher = XVII International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) World Congress | | publisher = XVII International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) World Congress | ||
| date = November 2-7, 2003, | | date = November 2-7, 2003, | ||
Latest revision as of 17:59, 10 November 2010
Quinacrine, also known by its trade name of Atabrine, was the first synthetic antimalarial drug available in the U.S. Originally synthesized in Germany in the 1930s, its distribution to U.S. troops at risk began in 1942. Compliance was a problem, as it turned the skin yellow, and casused nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin staining, psychosis, lichen planus, and exfoliative dermatitis. Weina observed that the first dose was often given to troops aboard a ship approaching a combat area, so anxiety, seasickness, and gastrointestinal upset were therefore blamed on the drug when other factors could have been responsible.[1] Military folklore also claimed that quinacrine caused impotence.
While it is still produced, it has largely been superseded, for malaria, by chloroquine. It remains the drug of choice for infections with Giardia sp. intestinal parasites.[2] It has been used as a nonsurgical means of female sterilization.[3]
It has also been used as an anthelmintic and in the treatment of malignant effusions. It is used in cell biological experiments as an inhibitor of phospholipase A2.[4]
References
- ↑ Weina, Peter J (Sep 1998), "From Atabrine in World War II to mefloquine in Somalia: The role of education in preventive medicine", Military Medicine
- ↑ Sharon Roy, Michele C. Hlavsa, Michael Beach, Chapter 5, Other Infectious Diseases Related to Travel: Giardia, Travelers' Health - Yellow Book, Centers for Disease Control
- ↑ Permanent Female Contraception, XVII International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) World Congress, November 2-7, 2003,
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Quinacrine (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.