This medication isolated from the bark of cinchona tree was earlier used to treat malaria but now it is only used when artemisinins are not available. It is also used to treat lupus and arthritis. What is the name of this medication?

Scopolamine

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Quinine

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Gitoxin

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Methyl salicylate

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Solution

The correct option is C Quinine
Quinine is a drug which is extracted from cinchona bark that is used chiefly in the treatment of malaria. It was first used to treat cutaneous lupus in 1834. Now the use of drug has been reduced because of the availability of more effective drugs. It is used only when artemisinins are not available.

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