IUPAC NAME :- 4-[(7-chloroquinolin-4-yl)amino]-2-(diethylaminomethyl)phenol dihydrochloride
CAS NO. :- 69-44-3
FORMULA :- C20H28Cl3N3O3
SYNONYMS :- Amodiachin Hydrochloride,Amodiaquini Hydrochloridum
APPLICATION :- Anti-Malarial
DESCRIPTION :- AMODIAQUINE Hydrochloride is used for the treatment of acute malarial attacks in non-immune subjects. It is at least as effective as chloroquine, and is effective against some chloroquine-resistant strains, although resistance to amodiaquine has been reported. Amodiaquine hydrochloride has been tried in the treatment of giardiasis and hepatic amoebiasis. It has also been tried, with variable success, in the treatment of lepra reactions, lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and urticaria (Martindale, 1989).