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Qualaquin (Capsule)
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For treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in adults, the Qualaquin dosage is 648 mg (two capsules) every 8 hours for 7 days . Qualaquin should be taken with food to minimize gastric upset .<br/>For patients with hepatic impairment: In otherwise healthy subjects with Child-Pugh B hepatic impairment, the AUC of quinine increased by 55% compared to subjects with normal liver function. In patients with mild to moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh A and Child-Pugh B, respectively), dosage reduction is not warranted but patients should be monitored closely for adverse reactions associated with quinine . The effects of severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh C) on the safety and pharmacokinetics of quinine sulfate are not known.<br/>For patients with renal impairment: In otherwise healthy subjects with severe chronic renal failure not receiving any form of dialysis (mean serum creatinine = 9.6 mg/dL), the median plasma quinine exposure (AUC) increased by 195% compared to subjects with normal renal function. In patients with acute uncomplicated malaria and severe chronic renal failure, the following modified dosageregimen is recommended: one loading dose of 648 mg Qualaquin followed 12 hours later by maintenance doses of 324 mg every 12 hours . The effects of mild and moderate renal impairment on the pharmacokinetics and safety of quinine sulfate are not known.
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Qualaquin (quinine sulfate) is an antimalarial drug chemically described as cinchonan-9-ol, 6'-methoxy-,(8��, 9R)-, sulfate (2:1) (salt), dihydrate with a molecular formula of (CHNO)���HSO���2HO and a molecular weight of 782.96. The structural formula of quinine sulfate is: Quinine sulfate occurs as a white, crystalline powder that darkens on exposure to light. It is odorless and has a persistent very bitter taste. It is only slightly soluble in water, alcohol, chloroform, and ether. Qualaquin is supplied for oral administration as capsules containing 324 mg of the active ingredient quinine sulfate USP, equivalent to 269 mg free base. Inactive ingredients: corn starch, magnesium stearate, and talc.
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Pharmacokinetics:<br/>Absorption: The oral bioavailability of quinine is 76 to 88% in healthy adults. Quinine exposure is higher in patients with malaria than in healthy subjects. After a single oral dose of quinine sulfate, the mean quinine Twas longer, and mean AUC and Cwere higher in patients with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria than in healthy subjects, as shown in Table 1 below. Qualaquin capsules may be administered without regard to meals. When a single oral 324 mg capsule of Qualaquin was administered to healthy volunteers (N=26) with a standardized high-fat breakfast, the mean Tof quinine was prolonged to about 4.0 hours, but the mean Cand AUCwere similar to those achieved when Qualaquin capsule was given under fasted conditions .<br/>Distribution: In patients with malaria, the volume of distribution (Vd/f) decreases in proportion to the severity of the infection. In published studies with healthy subjects who received a single oral 600 mg dose of quinine sulfate, the mean Vd/f ranged from 2.5 to 7.1 L/kg. Quinine is moderately protein-bound in blood in healthy subjects, ranging from 69 to 92%. During active malarial infection, protein binding of quinine is increased to 78 to 95%, corresponding to the increase in��-acid glycoprotein that occurs with malaria infection. Intra-erythrocytic levels of quinine are approximately 30 to 50% of the plasma concentration. Quinine penetrates relatively poorly into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with cerebral malaria, with CSF concentration approximately 2 to 7% of plasma concentration. In one study, quinine concentrations in placental cord blood and breast milk were approximately 32% and 31%, respectively, of quinine concentrations in maternal plasma. The estimated total dose of quinine secreted into breast milk was less than 2 to 3 mg per day (See Pregnancy and Nursing Mothers).<br/>Metabolism: Quinine is metabolized almost exclusively via hepatic oxidative cytochrome P450 (CYP) pathways, resulting in four primary metabolites, 3-hydroxyquinine, 2'-quinone, O-desmethylquinine, and 10,11-dihydroxydihydroquinine. Six secondary metabolites result from further biotransformation of the primary metabolites. The major metabolite, 3-hydroxyquinine, is less active than the parent drug. In vitro studies using human liver microsomes and recombinant P450 enzymes have shown that quinine is metabolized mainly by CYP3A4. Depending on the in vitro experimental conditions, other enzymes, including CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP2E1 were shown to have some role in the metabolism of quinine. .<br/>Elimination: Quinine is eliminated primarily via hepatic biotransformation. Approximately 20% of quinine is excreted unchanged in urine. Because quinine is reabsorbed when the urine is alkaline, renal excretion of the drug is twice as rapid when the urine is acidic than when it is alkaline. In various published studies, healthy subjects who received a single oral 600 mg dose of quinine sulfate exhibited a mean plasma clearance ranging from 0.08 to 0.47 L/h/kg (median value: 0.17 L/h/kg) with a mean plasma elimination half-life of 9.7 to 12.5 hours. In 15 patients with uncomplicated malaria who received a 10 mg/kg oral dose of quinine sulfate, the mean total clearance of quinine was slower (approximately 0.09 L/h/kg) during the acute phase of the infection, and faster (approximately 0.16 L/h/kg) during the recovery or convalescent phase.<br/>Extracorporeal Elimination: Administration of multiple-dose activated charcoal (50 grams administered 4 hours after quinine dosing followed by 3 further doses over the next 12 hours) decreased the mean quinine elimination half-life from 8.2 to 4.6 hours, and increased the mean quinine clearance by 56% (from 11.8 L/h to 18.4 L/h) in 7 healthy adult volunteers who received a single oral 600 mg dose of quinine sulfate. Likewise, in 5 symptomatic patients with acute quinine poisoning who received multiple-dose activated charcoal (50 grams every 4 hours), the mean quinine elimination half-life was shortened to 8.1 hours incomparison to a half-life of approximately 26 hours in patients who did not receive activated charcoal . In 6 patients with quinine poisoning, forced acid diuresis did not change the half-life of quinine elimination (25.1��4.6 hours vs. 26.5��5.8 hours), or the amount of unchanged quinine recovered in the urine, in comparison to 8 patients not treated in this manner .<br/>Special Populations:<br/>Pediatrics: The pharmacokinetics of quinine in children (1.5 to 12 years old) with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria appear to be similar to that seen in adults with uncomplicated malaria. Furthermore, as seen in adults, the mean total clearance and the volume of distribution of quinine were reduced in pediatric patients with malaria as compared to the healthy pediatric controls. Table 2 below provides a comparison of the mean��SD pharmacokinetic parameters of quinine in pediatric patients vs. healthy pediatric controls.<br/>Geriatrics: Following a single oral dose of 600 mg quinine sulfate, the mean AUC was about 38% higher in 8 healthy elderly subjects (65 to 78 years old) than in 12 younger subjects (20 to 35 years old). The mean Tand Cwere similar in elderly and younger subjects after a single oral dose of quinine sulfate 600 mg. The mean oral clearance of quinine was significantly decreased, and the mean elimination half-life was significantly increased in elderly subjects compared with younger subjects (0.06 vs. 0.08 L/h/kg, and 18.4 hours vs. 10.5 hours, respectively). Although there was no significant difference in the renal clearance of quinine between the two age groups, elderly subjects excreted a larger proportion of the dose in urine as unchanged drug than younger subjects (16.6% vs. 11.2%). Despite these pharmacokinetic changes, an alteration in the Qualaquin dosage regimen in elderly patients is not needed.<br/>Hepatic impairment: In otherwise healthy subjects with moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B; N=9) who received a single oral 600 mg dose of quinine sulfate, the mean AUC increased by 55% without a significant change in mean C, as compared to healthy volunteer controls (N=6). In subjects with hepatitis, the absorption of quinine was prolonged, the elimination half-life was increased, the apparent volume of distribution was higher, but there was no significant difference in weight-adjusted clearance. Therefore, in patients with mild to moderate hepatic impairment, dosage adjustment is not needed, but patients should be monitored closely for adverse effects of quinine . No pharmacokinetic data are available for patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh C).<br/>Renal impairment: Following a single oral 600 mg dose of quinine sulfate in otherwise healthy subjects with severe chronic renal failure not receiving any form of dialysis (mean serum creatinine = 9.6 mg/dL), the median AUC was higher by 195% and the median Cwas higher by 79% than in subjects with normal renal function (mean serum creatinine = 1 mg/dL). The mean plasma half-life in subjects with severe chronic renal impairment was prolonged to 26 hours compared to 9.7 hours in the healthy controls. Computer assisted modeling and simulation indicates that in patients with malaria and severe chronic renal failure, a dosage regimen consisting of one loading dose of 648 mg Qualaquin followed 12 hours later by a maintenance dosing regimen of 324 mg every 12 hours will provide adequate systemic exposure to quinine . The effects of mild and moderate renal impairment on the pharmacokinetics and safety of quinine sulfate are not known. Negligible to minimal amounts of circulating quinine in the blood are removed by hemodialysis or hemofiltration. In subjects with chronic renal failure (CRF) on hemodialysis, only about 6.5% of quinine is removed in 1 hour. Plasma quinine concentrations do not change during or shortly after hemofiltration in subjects with CRF .<br/>Electrocardiogram: QTc interval prolongation was evaluated in a crossover pharmacokinetic study in healthy volunteers (N=24) who received single oral doses of Qualaquin (324 mg and 648 mg). The mean��SD maximum QTc change from baseline around the quinine Twas 10��19 msec and 12��18 msec, respectively for the 324 mg and 648 mg doses. There were no subjects who had a QTc interval greater than 500 msec, or had a maximum QTc change from baseline of greater than 60 msec .<br/>Microbiology:<br/>Mechanism of Action: Quinine inhibits nucleic acid synthesis, protein synthesis, and glycolysis in Plasmodium falciparum and can bind with hemazoin in parasitized erythrocytes. However, the precise mechanism of the antimalarial activity of quinine sulfate is not completely understood.<br/>Activity In Vitro and In Vivo: Quinine sulfate acts primarily on the blood schizont form of P. falciparum; it is not gametocidal and has little effect on the sporozoite or pre-erythrocytic forms.<br/>Drug Resistance: Strains of P. falciparum with decreased susceptibility to quinine can be selected in vivo. P. falciparum malaria that is clinically resistant to quinine has been reported in some areas of South America, Southeast Asia, and Bangladesh.
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Qualaquin capsules USP, 324 mg are available as clear/clear capsules imprinted AR 102: Bottles of 30 NDC 13310-153-07Bottles of 100 NDC 13310-153-01Bottles of 500 NDC 13310-153-05Bottles of 1000 NDC 13310-153-10 Store at 25���30��C (77���86��F). Dispense in a tight container as defined in the USP.
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Quinine sulfate
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Qualaquin (Capsule)
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Quinine can adversely affect almost every body system. The most common adverse events associated with quinine use are a cluster of symptoms called "cinchonism", which occurs to some degree in almost all patients taking quinine. Symptoms of mild cinchonism include headache, vasodilation and sweating, nausea, tinnitus, hearing impairment, vertigo or dizziness, blurred vision, and disturbance in color perception. More severe symptoms of cinchonism are vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, deafness, blindness, and disturbances in cardiac rhythm or conduction. Most symptoms of cinchonism are reversible and resolve with discontinuation of quinine. The following ADVERSE REACTIONS have been reported with quinine sulfate. Most of these reactions are thought to be uncommon, but the actual incidence is unknown: General: fever, chills, sweating, flushing, asthenia, lupus-like syndrome, and hypersensitivity reactions . Hematologic: agranulocytosis, hypoprothrombinemia, thrombocytopenia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, hemolytic anemia; hemolytic uremic syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, petechiae, ecchymosis, hemorrhage, coagulopathy, blackwater fever, leukopenia, neutropenia, pancytopenia, aplastic anemia, and lupus anticoagulant. Neuropsychiatric: headache, diplopia, confusion, altered mental status, seizures, coma, disorientation, tremors, restlessness, ataxia, acute dystonic reaction, aphasia, and suicide. Dermatologic: cutaneous rashes, including urticarial, papular, or scarlatinal rashes, pruritus, bullous dermatitis, exfoliative dermatitis, erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, fixed drug eruption, photosensitivity reactions, allergic contact dermatitis, acral necrosis, and cutaneous vasculitis. Respiratory: asthma, dyspnea, pulmonary edema. Cardiovascular: chest pain, vasodilatation, hypotension, postural hypotension, tachycardia, bradycardia, palpitations, syncope, atrioventricular block, atrial fibrillation, irregular rhythm, unifocal premature ventricular contractions, nodal escape beats, U waves, QT prolongation, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, torsades de pointes, and cardiac arrest . Gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, gastric irritation, and esophagitis. Hepatobiliary: granulomatous hepatitis, hepatitis, jaundice, and abnormal liver function tests. Metabolic: hypoglycemia and anorexia. Musculoskeletal: myalgias and muscle weakness. Renal: hemoglobinuria, renal failure, renal impairment, and acute interstitial nephritis. Special Senses: visual disturbances, including blurred vision with scotomata, sudden loss of vision, photophobia, diplopia, night blindness, diminished visual fields, fixed pupillary dilatation, disturbed color vision, optic neuritis, blindness, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing impairment, and deafness.
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Treatment of Malaria: Qualaquin is indicated only for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Quinine sulfate has been shown to be effective in geographical regions where
resistance to chloroquine has been documented . Qualaquin oral capsules are not approved for patients with severe or complicated P. falciparum malaria. Qualaquin oral capsules are not approved for prevention of malaria. Qualaquin oral capsules are not approved for the treatment or prevention of nocturnal leg cramps.
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Qualaquin
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