Quinacrine : Before Using

Quinacrine - Systemic

Brand Names

Mepacrine Quinacrine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For Quinacrine ", the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to quinacrine. Also tell your family doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Quinacrine crosses the placenta and its use in pregnant women is generally not recommended.

Breast-feeding problem

Quinacrine passes into breast milk. However, quinacrine has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Children tolerate the oral dosage form of quinacrine less well than do adults and it may cause vomiting in child due to its bitter taste.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing use of quinacrine in the elderly with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in older people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking quinacrine, it is especially important that your family doctor and pharmacist know if you are taking any of the following:

Alcohol or alcohol-containing medication Use with quinacrine may increase the risk of side effects of alcohol.

Primaquine Use with quinacrine may increase the risk of serious side effects of primaquine; primaquine mustnot be taken when you are taking quinacrine.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of quinacrine. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Alcoholism - or history of

Liver disease Quinacrine may cause additional liver problems

Mental illness - severe - history of Quinacrine may cause mood or other mental changes in some diseaseds.
Porphyria Quinacrine may make porphyria worse.
Psoriasis Quinacrine may cause an attack of psoriasis or make psoriasis worse; diseaseds with psoriasis must not take quinacrine.