Quinine(奎宁)
Monoisotopic: 324.183778022
An alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. It is used as an antimalarial drug, and is the active ingredient in extracts of the cinchona that have been used for that purpose since before 1633. Quinine is also a mild antipyretic and analgesic and has been used in common cold preparations for that purpose. It was used commonly and as a bitter and flavoring agent, and is still useful for the treatment of babesiosis. Quinine is also useful in some muscular disorders, especially nocturnal leg cramps and myotonia congenita, because of its direct effects on muscle membrane and sodium channels. The mechanisms of its antimalarial effects are not well understood. [PubChem]
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Synthesis Reference | Not Available |
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Type | small molecule |
Classes | Not Available |
Substructures | Not Available |
Indication | For the treatment of malaria and leg cramps | ||||||||
Pharmacodynamics | Quinine is used parenterally to treat life-threatening infections caused by chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Quinine acts as a blood schizonticide although it also has gametocytocidal activity against P. vivax and P. malariae. Because it is a weak base, it is concentrated in the food vacuoles of P. falciparum. It is thought to act by inhibiting heme polymerase, thereby allowing accumulation of its cytotoxic substrate, heme. As a schizonticidal drug, it is less effective and more toxic than chloroquine. However, it has a special place in the management of severe falciparum malaria in areas with known resistance to chloroquine. | ||||||||
Mechanism of action | The theorized mechanism of action for quinine and related anti-malarial drugs is that these drugs are toxic to the malaria parasite. Specifically, the drugs interfere with the parasite's ability to break down and digest hemoglobin. Consequently, the parasite starves and/or builds up toxic levels of partially degraded hemoglobin in itself. | ||||||||
Absorption | 76 - 88% | ||||||||
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Protein binding | Approximately 70% | ||||||||
Metabolism |
Hepatic, over 80% metabolized by the liver.
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Route of elimination | Quinine is eliminated primarily via hepatic biotransformation. Approximately 20% of quinine is excreted unchanged in urine. | ||||||||
Half life | Approximately 18 hours | ||||||||
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Toxicity | Quinine is a documented causative agent of drug induced thrombocytopenia (DIT). Thrombocytopenia is a low amount of platelets in the blood. Quinine induces production of antibodies against glycoprotein (GP) Ib-IX complex in the majority of cases of DIT, or more rarely, the platelet-glycoprotein complex GPIIb-IIIa. Increased antibodies against these complexes increases platelet clearance, leading to the observed thrombocytopenia. | ||||||||
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Drug | Interaction |
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Acenocoumarol | Quinine, a moderate CYP2C9 inhibitor, may increase the serum concentration of acenocoumarol by decreasing its metabolism via CYP2C9. |
Anisindione | Quinine may increase the anticoagulant effect of anisindione. |
Artemether | Quinine may increase the adverse effects of artemether. Combination therapy is contraindicated unless there are no other treatment options. |
Astemizole | Increased risk of cardiotoxicity and arrhythmias |
Atomoxetine | The CYP2D6 inhibitor could increase the effect and toxicity of atomoxetine |
Atracurium | The quinine derivative increases the effect of the muscle relaxant |
Dicumarol | Quinine may increase the anticoagulant effect of dicumarol. |
Digitoxin | Quinine/quinidine increases the effect of digoxin |
Digoxin | Quinine/quinidine increases the effect of digoxin |
Lumefantrine | Quinine may increase the adverse effects of lumefantrine. Combination therapy is contraindicated unless there are no other treatment options. |
Mesoridazine | Increased risk of cardiotoxicity and arrhythmias |
Metocurine | The quinine derivative increases the effect of the muscle relaxant |
Pancuronium | The quinine derivative increases the effect of the muscle relaxant |
Succinylcholine | The quinine derivative increases the effect of the muscle relaxant |
Tamoxifen | Quinine may decrease the therapeutic effect of Tamoxifen by decreasing the production of active metabolites. Consider alternate therapy. |
Tamsulosin | Quinine, a CYP2D6 inhibitor, may decrease the metabolism and clearance of Tamsulosin, a CYP2D6 substrate. Monitor for changes in therapeutic/adverse effects of Tamsulosin if Quinine is initiated, discontinued, or dose changed. |
Telithromycin | Telithromycin may reduce clearance of Quinine. Consider alternate therapy or monitor for changes in the therapeutic/adverse effects of Quinine if Telithromycin is initiated, discontinued or dose changed. |
Terfenadine | Increased risk of cardiotoxicity and arrhythmias |
Thioridazine | Increased risk of cardiotoxicity and arrhythmias |
Thiothixene | May cause additive QTc-prolonging effects. Concomitant therapy should be avoided. |
Toremifene | May cause additive QTc-prolonging effects. Concomitant therapy is contraindicated. |
Tramadol | Quinine may decrease the effect of Tramadol by decreasing active metabolite production. |
Trandolapril | May cause additive hypotensive effects. Monitor for changes in blood pressure if Quinine is initiated, discontinued or dose changed. |
Tretinoin | The moderate CYP2C8 inhibitor, Quinine, may decrease the metabolism and clearance of oral Tretinoin. Monitor for changes in Tretinoin effectiveness and adverse/toxic effects if Quinine is initiated, discontinued to dose changed. |
Vecuronium | Quinine may increase the neuromuscular blocking action of Vecuronium. Risk of respiratory depression and apnea. Concurrent therapy should be avoided. |
Voriconazole | Additive QTc prolongation may occur. Concomitant therapy should be avoided. |
Vorinostat | Additive QTc prolongation may occur. Concomitant therapy should be avoided. |
Warfarin | Quinine, a moderate CYP2C9 inhibitor, may increase the serum concentration of S-warfarin by decreasing its metabolism via CYP2C9. |
Ziprasidone | Additive QTc-prolongation may occur. Concomitant therapy should be avoided. |
Zuclopenthixol | Additive QTc-prolonging effects increases risk of cardiac arrhythmias. Concomitant therapy should be avoided. |
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