Therapy and pharmacological properties of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and related …

KD Rainsford, AL Parke, M Clifford-Rashotte… - …, 2015 - Springer
Objectives This review examines the pharmacokinetics, modes of action and therapeutic
properties of the anti-malarial drugs, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ), in …

Antimalarial drug toxicity: a review

WRJ Taylor, NJ White - Drug safety, 2004 - Springer
Malaria, caused mostly by Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax, remains one of the most
important infectious diseases in the world. Antimalarial drug toxicity is one side of the risk …

Clinical pharmacokinetics and metabolism of chloroquine: focus on recent advancements

J Ducharme, R Farinotti - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 1996 - Springer
This paper presents the current state of knowledge on chloroquine disposition, with special
emphasis on stereoselectivity and microsomal metabolism. In addition, the impact of the …

Pharmacokinetics of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine during treatment of rheumatic diseases

DE Furst - Lupus, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ) are well absorbed (0.7-0.8 bioavailability)
when given orally. Severe malnutrition (such as kwashiorkor) effects absorption but diahrrea …

Pharmacokinetics of quinine, chloroquine and amodiaquine: clinical implications

S Krishna, NJ White - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 1996 - Springer
Malaria is associated with a reduction in the systemic clearance and apparent volume of
distribution of the cinchona alkaloids; this reduction is proportional to the disease severity …

Drugs in human milk: clinical pharmacokinetic considerations

HC Atkinson, EJ Begg, BA Darlow - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 1988 - Springer
Drugs ingested by a lactating mother would be expected to appear in human milk to some
extent and be ingested by a breast-feeding infant. Drugs pass from maternal plasma into …

Principles of drug biodisposition in the neonate: a critical evaluation of the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic interface (part I)

JB Besunder, MD Reed, JL Blumer - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 1988 - Springer
Rational pharmacotherapy is dependent upon an understanding of the clinical
pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the drugs employed. Although the …

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacological properties of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in the context of COVID‐19 infection

MR Nicol, A Joshi, ML Rizk, PE Sabato… - Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are quinoline derivatives used to treat malaria. To
date, these medications are not approved for the treatment of viral infections, and there are …

Artemether/lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria

G Kokwaro, L Mwai, A Nzila - Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
At present, artemether/lumefantrine (AL) is the only fixed-dose artemisinin-based
combination therapy recommended and pre-qualified by WHO for the treatment of …

A systematic review on maternal-to-infant transfer of drugs through breast milk during the treatment of malaria, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases

FW Ojara, AN Kawuma, C Waitt - PLOS Neglected Tropical …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Exclusive breastfeeding of infants under 6 months of age is recommended by
the World Health Organization. In 2021, over 300 million combined incident cases of …