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Paludrine Pharm.|ˈpæl(j)uːdriːn| Also paludrine. [f. L. palūs, palūd-em marsh + -rine, after atabrine, mepacrine.] A proprietary name for proguanil hydrochloride, used as an anti-malarial drug.
1944Trade Marks Jrnl. 22 Mar. 127/2 Paludrine... Pharmaceutical substances for the treatment of malaria. Imperial Chemical (Pharmaceuticals) Limited,..Slough, Buckinghamshire; manufacturers and merchants. 1945Times 6 Nov. 6/4 The new drug, which is to be distributed in a form known as Paludrine marks a revolutionary departure in anti-malarial research. 1951‘N. Shute’ Round Bend 288 Connie had taken Paludrine regularly..and his malaria had not recurred. 1966D. Forbes Heart of Malaya vi. 65, I..pour my tea and take a paludrine tablet with the first gulp. 1974P. Dickinson Poison Oracle iv. 111 The malaria season was not yet at its height, but he had been giving them both Paludrine. 1977P. Theroux Consul's File 45 They went off on one of their usual expeditions. No compass, no paludrine, no torch. |