Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Chloroquine
Drug Class
Anti-Infectives
ATC Code
P01BA01
Status
Essential Medicine
What is Resochin?
Uses
Chloroquine is used to treat or prevent malaria, a disease caused by parasites that enter the body through the bite of a mosquito. Chloro...
How It Works
Administered by IV or IM injection. Stable in NS
How to Take It
1
Adult · PO
300 mg — As recommended.
Maintenance After 6 hrs of initial dose, then OD for 2 days
2
Adult · PO
500 mg — As recommended.
Dose for Chloroquine phosphate: This dose is recommended in malaria and it should be given at the same day of each week.
3
Adult · PO
600 mg — As recommended.
Initial dose.
4
Adult
Scraped Dose
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed. To prevent malaria: Chloroquine is usually taken once pe
5
Child · oral
3 mg/kg — As recommended.
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6
Child · Oral
5 mg/kg — 24 hourly
Maintenance after 6 hours of initial, for 2 days
7
Child · Oral
12 mg/kg — 24 hourly
Initially for Once
Safety Alerts
You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine
You may not be able to use chloroquine if you have ever had vision changes or damage to your retina
High doses or long-term use of chloroquine may cause irreversible damage to your retina (the membrane layer inside your eye that helps produce vision)
This could progress to permanent vision problems
The risk of retinal damage is higher in people with pre-existing eye problems, kidney disease, or people who also take tamoxifen
Important Warnings
Impaired renal or hepatic function, history of epilepsy, psoriasis, porphyria, myastheniagravis, severe gastrointestinal, neurological or blood disor-ders, porphyria
Perform eye test before & during long-term therapy
Side Effects
Abdominal paindiarrhoeaheadachefeverGI distressblood dyscrasiasskin rash (discontinue immediately)blood disordersskin eruptionsskin-pigmentationhair lossblurred visioncorneal opacitiesretinal damage (rare
Drug Interactions
Antacids
kaolin
cimetidine
mefloquine
cyclo-sporin
rabies vaccine
anticoagulants
amiodarone
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
use only if potential benefit outweighs risk.
Lactation
Contraindicated or not recommended.
Storage
Store Between 20°C-25°C.
Price Intelligence
Rs 55.9
DVAGO observed price · per pack of 10 · as of 30 July 2026
Rs 5.59 per unit
Prices across sources
DVAGOper pack of 10Rs 55.9
ServaidRs 723
DRAPper pack of 300Rs 1,163.19
Should you consider an alternative?
Other options containing Chloroquine, and what they are not.
Identical active ingredient at the same strength. Cheapest per unit first.
Phosphoquine
250mg
Rs 403.33
No DRAP alertsJSK MEDICA
Clinfaas
250mg
Rs 569.93
No DRAP alertsFAAS Pharmaceuticals (Pvt)Ltd DML: 000767
Qunizak
250mg
Rs 579.26
No DRAP alertsSCHAZOO ZAKA
Nivaquinp
250mg
Rs 705
SANOFI AVENTIS (PAKISTAN) LTD.
Devoquin
250mg
Rs 949.65
DON VALLEY PHARMACEUTICALS (PVT) LTD.
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250mg
Rs 1,508.62
No DRAP alertsReign Pharmaceuticals PCSIR - KLC (Pvt.) Ltd.
Fociquin
250mg
Rs 590.63 ceiling
Focus & Rulz Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd
Chlorowin
250mg
Rs 150.82 ceiling
No DRAP alertsWinthrox Laboratories Pvt. Ltd
Chloroglit
250mg
Rs 1,570.83 ceiling
Glitz Pharma
Medchloro
250mg
Rs 619.81 ceiling
No DRAP alertsMEDERA PHARMACEUTICALS (PVT) LTD.
Zanzara
250mg
Rs 712.78 ceiling
No DRAP alertsCRYSTOLITE PHARMACEUTICALS
Hoeniva
250mg
Rs 1,682.3 ceiling
Hoechst Pakistan Limited
Ordered by lowest price per unit where a pack size is known, then by price. Order is never affected by sponsorship. Not medical advice — confirm any change with your pharmacist or doctor.
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