Quinine

Antimalarial

📌 1. Dawa Hii Inatumika Kwa Ajili Gani? (What is it for?)

Acute attacks of P. falciparum resistant to common antimalarials. Clinical selection for Quinine should follow culture results where relevant, Kenya STG/EML recommendations, and the current product SmPC. Class context: Antimalarial. Confirm site-specific dose, duration and monitoring before prescribing.

💊 2. Jinsi Ya Kutumia Dawa Hii (How to take)

Orally 600mg [of stat] TID x I/52. I.V. infusion: Loading dose: 20mg/kg [max. 1.4g] over hours, then 10mg/kg [max. 700mg] after every 8 hours over 4 hours. When the patient can swallow the dose switch to artemisinin combined therapy. [ACT]

⚠️ 3. Tahadhari & Madhara Yanayoweza Kutokea (Side Effects & Warnings)

Visual disturbances, CVS disturbances, blood dyscrasias, GI disturbances, abortion after excessive dosages, cardiac function disturbances, cinchonism, skin rashes, angioedema, asthma precipitation.

📦 4. Jinsi Ya Kuhifadhi Dawa (Storage)

Store as labelled. Keep out of reach of children.

Available Branded Equivalents in Kenya

Quinine, by Laborate (KES 0.00) Quinine (KES 0.00) Quinine-Universal (KES 0.00) Curaquine (KES 0.00) Quinamor (KES 0.00) Quinidil (KES 0.00)

Provided as a clinical reference by MyDrugIndex Kenya.

Always consult your doctor or registered pharmacist.