Atabrine
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But Atabrine, like quinine, had side effects, including gastritis, hallucinations and psychosis, Masterson wrote.
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
“And I’m sorry about making such a fuss about those Atabrine tablets on the way over. If you want to catch malaria, I guess it’s your business, isn’t it?”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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