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Brand Names: Qualaquin, Quinine

What is Quinine Sulfate? Quinine is an alkaloid drug with painkilling, anti-inflammatory, and anti-malerial properties. In ALS, quinine it is used to treat muscular cramps and spasms. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

95 patients in the community are taking or have taken Quinine Sulfate.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 38 40%
Stiffness/spasticity 25 26%
Pain 8 8%
Cramps 7 7%
disease-related symptoms 6 6%
Fasciculations 4 4%
Slow my ALS progress 2 2%
General health 2 2%
Emotional lability 1 1%
Convulsive spasms (clonus) 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Quinine Sulfate.

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  0 mg day 0 day 0 mg none 20 mg day 30 mg day 50 mg day 60 mg day 150 mg day 200 mg day 250 mg day 260 mg day 284 mg day 300 mg day 324 mg day 325 mg day 350 mg day 400 mg day 648 mg day
  4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Quinine Sulfate or how long patients were taking Quinine Sulfate before stopping.

Currently taking Quinine Sulfate

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
3
7
11
18

Stopped taking Quinine Sulfate

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
2
6
5
7
Why Patients Stopped Taking Quinine Sulfate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 11 50% Other: 50%
Doctor's advice 5 23% Doctor's advice: 23%
Did not seem to work 3 14% Did not seem to work: 14%
Expense 2 9% Expense: 9%
Side effects too severe 2 9% Side effects too severe: 9%
Personal research 1 5% Personal research: 5%
Course of treatment ended 1 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%


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