Mepacrine

Review
In: LiverTox: Clinical and Research Information on Drug-Induced Liver Injury [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 2012.
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Excerpt

Mepacrine (also known as quinacrine and atabrine) is an acridine derivative initially used in the therapy and prevention of malaria and later as an antiprotozoal and immunomodulatory agent. Mepacrine causes a yellowing of the sclera that is not due to liver injury, but also can cause serum enzyme elevations during therapy (particularly in high doses) and has been linked to rare instances of clinically apparent acute liver injury which can be severe and has resulted in fatalities.

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