Kanaquine (Strip of 10)

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Pack size: Strip of 10 Tablets | Price is for the whole Strip

⚠ Prescription required. This medicine may only be dispensed against a valid prescription.

Generic: Quinine Sulphate

Form: Tablet 300mg

Indication

Malaria, Nocturnal leg cramps

Administration

Should be taken with food. Take w/ food to minimise GI discomfort.

Adult Dose

Oral Malaria Adult: As sulfate: 648 mg 8 hrly for 7 days. Nocturnal leg cramps Adult: 200-300 mg once at night. Hepatic impairment: Mild to moderate (Child-Pugh class A and B): No dosage adjustment needed.

Child Dose

Oral Malaria Child: As sulfate: >8 yr10 mg/kg 8 hrly for 7 days.

Renal Dose

Renal impairment: Severe: Initially, 648 mg followed after 12 hr by maintenance doses of 324 mg 12 hrly.

Contraindication

Hypersensitivity to quinine, mefloquine or quinidine. Patients w/ nocturnal leg cramps; prolonged QT interval, tinnitus or optic neuritis, myasthenia gravis, G6PD deficiency, haemolysis and who had suffered from black water fever. Concomitant use w/ ritonavir, mefloquine, rifampicin, class IA and class III antiarrhythmic agents, neuromuscular blocking agents, other drugs known to cause QT prolongation, and Al- and/or Mg-containing antacids.