Quinine sulfate (oral)

🧮 Dose calculator

Malaria (prophylaxis and treatment) · Regimen source: FDA Quinine sulfate · 2.1

• • With food. Severe chronic renal impairment: one 648 mg loading dose, then 324 mg every 12 h. Not for severe hepatic impairment. FDA Quinine sulfate · 2.1FDA Quinine sulfate · 2.2FDA Quinine sulfate · 2.3

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Quinine sulfate · 8.1

  “Pregnancy Category C There are extensive published data but few well-controlled studies of quinine sulfate in pregnant women.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Quinine sulfate · 8.3

  “Caution should be exercised when administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Quinine sulfate · 8.4

  “The safety and efficacy of quinine sulfate in pediatric patients under the age of 16 has not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Quinine sulfate · 8.5

  “Clinical studies of quinine sulfate did not include sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond to treatment differently from younger subjects.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.