Quinine Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Qualaquin
What is Quinine?
Quinine is an antimalarial agent. It is used off label for the prevention and treatment of nocturnal leg cramps. As of February 2007 the only quinine-containing product approved by the US Food and Drug Administration is Qualaquin.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cramps | 31 |
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2 | |||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 18 |
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2 | ||||
| Pain | 8 |
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1 | ||||
| Cramps, legs | 7 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 6 | 0 |
See all 77 patients currently taking Quinine
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Quinine. See all 26 dosages ►
| 150mg as needed | 200mg as needed | 20mg as needed | 300mg as needed | 324mg as needed | 325mg as needed | daily | mg as needed | 1 L daily | 1 other daily | 20 mg daily | 30 mg daily | 60 mg daily | 150 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 250 mg daily | 260 mg daily | 284 mg daily | 300 mg daily | 324 mg daily | 325 mg daily | 350 mg daily | 400 mg daily | 648 mg daily | 900 mg daily | 3254 mg daily | ||
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3
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1
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1
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3
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3
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4
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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3
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1
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6
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1
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9
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10
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6
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2
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1
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2
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1
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1
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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15 | 47% |
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Did not seem to work
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6 | 19% |
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Doctor's advice
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4 | 13% |
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Side effects too severe
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3 | 9% |
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Personal research
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2 | 6% |
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Expense
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2 | 6% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 6% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- jr42
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
- Type: Lower Motor Neuron
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- jr42
- 150 mg daily
- since Jan 22, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips It's an effective drug to stop cramps. See full evaluation
See all 5 patient evaluations
Report created on November 20, 2009.