Contraindications
Quinine should not be given to the following groups:
- women who are pregnant or who may become so
- patients with known hypersensitivity to quinine
- patients who have developed thrombocytopaenic purpura following quinine ingestion
- patients with a history of haemolytic anaemia
- patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehyrogenase deficiency or optic neuritis
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