noun
- Plural of chloroquine; antimalarial drugs containing a chlorine-substituted quinoline compound, used to treat and prevent malaria and certain autoimmune diseases.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; typically used in plural when referring to multiple doses, formulations, or instances of the drug
Examples
- Chloroquines have been used for decades to prevent malaria in travelers.
- The doctor prescribed chloroquines to treat the patient's lupus symptoms.
- Different chloroquines are available in tablet and liquid formulations.
- Resistance to chloroquines has emerged in some malaria-endemic regions.
- The study compared the effectiveness of various chloroquines against the parasite.