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MeSH Heading: Hydroxychloroquine
Tree Number(s): D03.633.100.810.050.180.350
Unique ID: D006886
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006886
Scope Note: A chemotherapeutic agent that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites. Hydroxychloroquine appears to concentrate in food vacuoles of affected protozoa. It inhibits plasmodial heme polymerase. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p970)
Entry Term(s): Hydroxychlorochin; Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate; Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate (1:1) Salt; Oxychlorochin; Oxychloroquine; Plaquenil
Pharm Action: Antimalarials
Enzyme Inhibitors
Antirheumatic Agents
Registry Number: 4QWG6N8QKH
Related Numbers: 118-42-3; 747-36-4; 8Q2869CNVH
CAS Type 1 Name: ethanol, 2-((4-((7-chloro-4-quinolinyl)amino)pentyl)ethylamino)-
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31

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Concept UI: M0010751
Registry Number: 4QWG6N8QKH
Related Numbers: 118-42-3; 747-36-4; 8Q2869CNVH
Scope Note: A chemotherapeutic agent that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites. Hydroxychloroquine appears to concentrate in food vacuoles of affected protozoa. It inhibits plasmodial heme polymerase. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p970)
Terms: Hydroxychloroquine Preferred Term
Term UI T020749
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Oxychlorochin
Term UI T020751
Date03/30/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Oxychloroquine
Term UI T020750
Date03/30/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hydroxychlorochin
Term UI T020748
Date03/30/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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