Quinine
Prescription neededMalaria medicines
Comes as:TabletDrip (infusion)
Dose is set by your doctor. Used for malaria as tablets or by drip in hospital, usually for 7 days together with another medicine. Do not use for leg cramps.
Your doctor may give you a different dose. Children's doses depend on weight.
Stop taking it and see a doctor straight away if you notice:
Medicines that can react with this one.
Both prolong the QT interval and can cause dangerous heart rhythms.
Together they raise the risk of seizures and dangerous heart rhythms.
Quinine raises digoxin levels; watch for nausea, slow pulse or vision changes.