Can anyone tell me a product that is equal to the medication Quinine, and, where can I find it?

Answer 1

Quinine is used to treat malaria. I've personally dispensed it twice for two separate cases of malaria.

Chloroquine was more commonly used to treat malaria, but due to a rise in resistance to the drug quinine is usually used now.

You can always call your local pharmacy and ask to talk to the pharmacist about it. They will be able to tell you what is similar to the drug.

Good luck!

Answer 2

chloroquine would work if you don't have resistance to it.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine
"Quinine was for a time superseded by chloroquine, but the rise of chloroquine resistance means that quinine is now again the drug of choice for treatment of falciparum malaria. Quinine is available with a prescription in the United States."

Or you could artificially make it. It only took scientists 150 years to do so.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine_total_synthesis
"2001 Gilbert Stork published the first stereoselective quinine synthesis."

Since you didn't specify which type of Quinine you want to duplicate you could go the source and harvest the Bark itself, brewing a tea. Herbalists would prefer this approach.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine_Bark
"Cinchona officinalis (Quinine Bark) is a tree native to Amazon Rainforest vegetation. This plant is used for the production of quinine, which is an anti-fever agent especially useful in the prevention and treatment of malaria. There are a number of various other chemicals which are made from this tree, and they include cinchonine, cinchonidine and quinidine."

Or I could just go to the grocery store and buy it in tonic water.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonic_water
"Tonic water (or Indian tonic water) is a carbonated soft drink flavored with quinine. The drink gains its name from the medicinal effects of this slightly bitter flavoring. The quinine was added to the drink as a prophylactic against malaria, since it was originally intended for consumption in tropical areas of India and Africa where that disease is endemic."

Then I suppose you just want a list of alternate malaria treatment drugs.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimalarial_drug
"Antimalarial drugs are designed to prevent or cure malaria. There are many of these drugs currently on the market. Here is a partial list.

Antimalarial drugs currently used for treatment
mefloquine (Lariam ®)
chloroquine
fansidar (sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine)
amodiaquine
quinine/quinidine
artemisinin/artemether/artesunate
atovaquone
lumefantrine

Antimalarial drugs currently used for prophylaxis
mefloquine
chloroquine
proguanil
pyrimethamine (daraprim)
doxycycline
hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)"

Answer 3

Q-vel. OTC medicine for leg cramps. (Most drug stores)
Also, Perrier bottled water contains small amounts of Quinine.