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                                                                Synonyms: Alphaquine® | Amdaquine® | Amoquin® | Camoquin® | Flavoquine®
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                amodiaquine is an approved drug 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Amodiaquine is a 4-aminoquinoline antimalarial compound related to chloroquine. 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                      
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                    
                                    
                                    The Malaria tab on this ligand page provides additional curator comments of relevance to the Guide to MALARIA PHARMACOLOGY.  | 
                                    
                                        
                                         
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Summary of Clinical Use ![]()  | 
                                                        
| Amodiaquine does not have FDA or EMA approval but is the active antimalarial compound contained in a number of drugs that are approved in jurisdictions in Africa (Kenya and Tanzania), Colombia and Pakistan. It is used to treat uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria, usually in combination with artesunate. Amodiaquine should not be used as a preventative therapy. Recommendations for the use of amodiaquine + artesunate are provided in the WHO Guidelines for the treatment of malaria [6]. |