mepacrine
/ˈmɛpəkrɪn/
noun
- A synthetic drug used to treat malaria and other parasitic infections; also known as quinacrine.
- The doctor prescribed mepacrine for the patient's parasitic infection.
- During World War II, soldiers were given mepacrine to prevent malaria.
- Mepacrine was one of the first effective treatments for malaria.
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