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Definition of Pamaquine
1. Noun. A drug used for the treatment of malaria, closely related to primaquine; it was the first synthetic antimalarial. ¹
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Medical Definition of Pamaquine
1. An antimalarial agent, active against avian malaria and against the gametocytes of all malarial forms in humans; it is more toxic than chloroquine or primaquine and has been replaced by primaquine. (05 Mar 2000)