How does Chloroquine (generic Aralen) treat?
Chloroquine (generic Aralen) contains the active ingredient Chloroquine, which is an antimalarial medicine, though Chloroquine (generic Aralen) also has uses in treating the auto-immune diseases rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus. Chloroquine (generic Aralen) works by attacking the parasites once they have entered the red blood cells. Chloroquine (generic Aralen) kills the parasites and prevents them from multiplying further. It is not fully understood how Chloroquine (generic Aralen) kills the parasites, but Chloroquine (generic Aralen) is thought to work by blocking the action of a chemical that the parasites produce to protect themselves once inside the red blood cells. The parasites inside the red blood cells digest the oxygen carrying pigment haemoglobin that is found in these cells. This divides the haemoglobin into two parts; haem and globin, and the haem part is toxic to the malaria parasite. To prevent itself from being damaged by haem, the malaria parasites produce
