Chloroquine Oral, Intramuscular and DryMax

• Generic Name: chloroquine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Aralen Phosphate, Aralen Hydrochloride

Chloroquine is used to prevent and treat malaria. It is also used to treat liver infection caused by protozoa (extraintestinal amebiasis).

Chloroquine belongs to a group of medicines known as antimalarials. It works by preventing or treating malaria, a red blood cell infection transmitted by the bite of a mosquito. However, chloroquine is not used to treat severe or complicated malaria and to prevent malaria in areas or regions where chloroquine is known not to work (resistance).

Chloroquine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: chlorpheniramine / methscopolamine / pseudoephedrine
• Dosage Forms: syrup
• Other Brand Names: DryMax, PCM-LA, Mescolor, Rescon MX, AlleRx Dose Pack, Hista-Vent PSE, Durahist, Amdry-C, Time-Hist QD, AllePak, Rhinaclear, Allergy DN, Pseudo CM TR, Allergy AM-PM Dose Pack, VisRx Dose Pack, Histatab, Dallergy PSE, Coldamine, RelCof DN PSE, ScopoHist

Chlorpheniramine and methscopolamine are antihistamines that reduce the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.

Pseudoephedrine is a decongestant that shrinks blood vessels in the nasal passages. Dilated blood vessels can cause nasal congestion (stuffy nose).

DryMax is a combination medicine used to treat cough, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, itching, and watery eyes caused by allergies, the common cold, or the flu.

DryMax will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.

DryMax may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.