primaquine

American  

[prahy-muh-kween] / ˈpraɪ məˌkwin /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.

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primaquine British  

/ ˈpraɪməˌkwiːn /

noun

1. a synthetic drug used in the treatment of malaria. Formula: C 15 H 21 N 3 O

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Etymology

Origin of primaquine

1945–50; < New Latin prīma prime + quin(olin)e

Example Sentences

With a firm diagnosis in hand, the hospital prescribed primaquine, one of the few drugs that can kill malaria parasites hiding in the liver.

From Seattle Times

There is already a medication that can be used to get rid of malaria hiding in the liver called primaquine.

From BBC

Parasite resistance to primaquine is suspected but, within an endemic region, there is currently no accepted method to distinguish relapses caused by drug failure from those caused by reinfection.

From Nature

For example, only primaquine can kill once it has entered the liver.

From Economist

But unlike the single dose of tafenoquine needed, primaquine often needs to be taken for 14 days.

From BBC