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| piperaquine is an approved drug (EMA (2011) in combination with artenimol) Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Piperaquine is a 4-aminoquinoline antimalarial compound. The Malaria tab on this ligand page provides additional curator comments of relevance to the Guide to MALARIA PHARMACOLOGY. | 
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| Classification  | |
| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Ligand families/groups | Antimalarial ligands | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. EU EMA (2011) | 
| WHO Essential Medicine | WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) (23rd List, 2023). Access PDF version. Click to view more information about the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines. | 
| IUPAC Name  | 
| 7-chloro-4-[4-[3-[4-(7-chloroquinolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl]propyl]piperazin-1-yl]quinoline | 
| International Nonproprietary Names  | |
| INN number | INN | 
| 13761 | piperaquine | 
| Database Links  | |
| CAS Registry No. | 4085-31-8 (source: Scifinder) | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL303933 | 
| DrugBank Ligand | DB13941 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 4193 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 375973214 | 
| PubChem CID | 122262 | 
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