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mepacrine

DEFINITIONS OF: mepacrine

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n a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria

Synonyms:
Atabrine, quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride
Type of:
antimalarial, antimalarial drug
a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria
anthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic, vermifuge
a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
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