Atabrine
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During the fight for the Pacific island of Guadalcanal, Marines rejected Atabrine.
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2020
At that time, malaria was mostly treated with the quinine-like synthetic Atabrine, a medicine designed by German chemists in the early 1930s.
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2020
He soon discovered that, because the Japanese had the market cornered on quinine, the United States was using Atabrine to ward off effects of malaria.
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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