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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 and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 2 1
Stiffness/Spasticity 2 1
General health 1 0
Leg spasms (right) 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 50%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Tinitis
1 50%
Blurred Vision
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  324mg as needed 300 mg daily 648 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Quinine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
1 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Other
1 50% Other: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Quinine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Quinine

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

Stopped Taking Quinine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.