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Atabrine

American  
[at-uh-brin, -breen] / ˈæt ə brɪn, -ˌbrin /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of quinacrine.


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But Atabrine, like quinine, had side effects, including gastritis, hallucinations and psychosis, Masterson wrote.

From Washington Post Apr. 22, 2020

During the fight for the Pacific island of Guadalcanal, Marines rejected Atabrine.

From Washington Post Apr. 22, 2020

In his memoir, Gibbs says most of the soldiers were outside their tents “heaving up the Atabrine and everything else not securely anchored to their intestines.”

From Washington Times Feb. 1, 2020

Shannon gathered a group of researchers who could determine the correct dosage of the synthetic antimalarial Atabrine for U.S. soldiers serving in the Pacific.

From Scientific American Jan. 31, 2012

Speaking of horses makes me remember the Atabrine pills we had to take to keep from getting malaria.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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