General science UPPSC 2000 GS-I
Question

The drug obtained from the bark of cinchona, was used for treating malaria. The synthetic drug which replaced the natural product is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Chloroquine

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Chloroquine”.

Quinine is a drug obtained from the bark of the cinchona tree and was historically used for treating malaria.

Chloroquine is a synthetic antimalarial drug developed to replace quinine. It offered advantages like being more readily available and having fewer side effects compared to quinine.

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