Quinacrine Dihydrochloride and its Impurities

Mepacrine, also called Quinacrine Dihydrochloride or by the trade name Atabrine, is a medication with several uses. It is related to chloroquine and mefloquine.Quinacrine has been used as an antimalarial drug and as an antibiotic. It is used to treat giardiasis, a protozoal infection of the intestinal tract, and certain types of lupus erythematosus. Reference standards of Quinacrine Dihydrochloride API, and its pharmacopeial, non pharmacopeial impurities, and stable isotopes are listed below.