Atabrine

Quinacrine

Mepacrine, also called quinacrine or by the trade name Atabrine, is a medication with several uses. It is related to chloroquine and mefloquine. Although formerly available from compounding pharmacies, as of August 2020 it is unavailable in the United States.[1] Contents 1 Medical uses 2 Mechanism 3 History 3.1 Antiprotozoal 3.2 Anthelmintics 3.3 Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease 3.4 Non-surgical sterilization for women 3.5 Skin dye 4 See also 5 References 6 External links ...

I AM 48 YEARS OLD AND HAVE SYSTEMIC LUPUS. ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO IN SAN DIEGO, MY LUPUS DR. PUT ME ON A MIRACLE DRUG CALLED ATABRINE. THE ONLY SIDE EFFECT WAS IT MADE ME TURN A LITTLE YELLOW, UT IT WAS WELL WORTH IT! I BECAME WELL ENOUGH TO GET MARRIED AND I FELT BETTER THAN I HAD SINCE I WAS DIAGNOSED WHEN I WAS 19. NOW, HOWEVER, I AM IN DESPERATE NEED FOR IT AGAIN BUT I LIVE IN WISCONSIN AND MY LUPUS DR. HASN'T EVEN HEARD OF IT. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. HE LOOKED ON THE COMPUTER AND SAID IT NO LONGER IS AVAILABLE, AND THAT DEVISTATES ME BECAUSE I AM SO ILL RIGHT NOW I ONLY WEIGH 94 LBS. ON A GOOD DAY. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME? PLEASE? ## This seems to be a fairly recent development, you aren't the first person to post about not being able to obtain this any longer. Have you spoken to y...

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I CAN'T FIND A PHARMACY TO FILL A RX FOR ATABRINE. IS IT NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE? IT WAS SO EFFECTIVE BEFORE WHEN I HAD A LUPUS FLARE. ## Atabrine contains the active ingredient Quinacrine and has several different medical uses, including systemic Lupus. Where are you located? Is this a recent prescription? As far as I can tell, it is listed as still being available in the U.S. There's more informaton on it here: If it's not commonly used, some pharmacies may not carry it routinely and may have to order it in. Have they said it was discontinued or that they just don't carry it? ## You can get atabrine (quinacrine) at a compounding Pharmacy. I get it from Panorama Compounding Pharmacy in Lake Balboa, CA ## Yes, all I can find is Panorama Pharmacy and that's where I'...

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Mepacrine, also called quinacrine or by the trade name Atabrine, is a medication with several uses. It is related to chloroquine and mefloquine. Although formerly available from compounding pharmacies, as of August 2020 it is unavailable in the United States.[1] Contents 1 Medical uses 2 Mechanism 3 History 3.1 Antiprotozoal 3.2 Anthelmintics 3.3 Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease 3.4 Non-surgical sterilization for women 3.5 Skin dye 4 See also 5 References 6 External links ...

I AM HAVING A LUPUS FLARE. I AM SO FATIGUED I CAN'T DO ANYTHING, THE NAUSEA IS SO BAD, I CAN'T EAT. I'M DOWN TO 90 LBS (FOR MY HEIGHT, I SHOULD WEIGH 120 LBS). MY DR. PUT ME ON PLAQUENIL, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ADAMANT THAT I WANTED TO TAKE ATABRINE BECAUSE IT WORKED SO WELL FOR ME THE LAST TIME I HAD A FLARE. HE AT FIRST SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT BEFORE. I WAS STUNNED. I WAS EVEN MORE STUNNED WHEN MY DOCTOR, (YES, IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING, HE IS A RHEUMATOLOGIST) NEVER EVEN TRIED TO GET IT FOR ME. HE SAID ITS NOT AVAILABLE. I KNOW THAT THAT IS NOT TRUE, I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET IT. ANYWAY, THE PLAQUENIL IS NOT WORKING, AND I AM GETTING WORSE. I CALLED LAST WEEK AND TALKED TO HIS NURSE, AND TOLD HER ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. SHE CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT ...

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What is an oblong yellow pill with WA and 8 on the left half? I have teenagers -- enough said. ## THIS IS NOT VICODIN NOR ANY TYPE OR NARCOTIC! I cannot say what your teens may think it is, but this tablet contains 100mgs of Quinacrine, a generic for Atabrine, this is an antimalarial drug.

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