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How to Use

Quinacrine is best taken after meals with a full glass - 8 ounces of water, tea, or fruit juice, unless directed by your family doctor.

For diseaseds unable to swallow tablets or capsules or unable to tolerate bitter taste :

• The tablets may be crushed and mixed with jam, honey, or chocolate syrup so that you get the full dose of the drug.

For diseaseds taking quinacrine for giardiasis:

• To help clear up your infection completely, keep taking quinacrine for the full time of treat , even if you feel better after a few days. If you stop taking this drug too soon, you symptoms may return.Do not miss any doses

Dosage

• For oral dosage forms:
  • For giardiasis:
    • Adults and teenagers 100 milligrams - mg thee times a day for five to seven days.
    • Children 2 mg per kilogram - 0.9 mg per pound of body weight three times a day for seven days.
  • For lupus erythematosus:
    • Adults and teenagers 100 milligrams - mg once a day for one or two months. After this time, the dose may be decreased by your family doctor.
    • Children 1 to 2 mg per kilogram - 0.45 to 0.9 mg per pound of body weight once a day.
• For injection dosage form:
  • For pneumothorax:
    • Adults and teenagers 100 milligrams, injected into the space surrounding the lungs, once a day for three or four days in a row.
    • Children Use and dose must be determined by your family doctor.

Missed dose If you do miss a dose of this drug, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Store away from heat and direct light.
• Do not store in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the drug to break down.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.