Amodiaquine Hydrochloride is a synthetic,4-aminoquinoline compound with anti-malarial and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a histamine-N-methyltransferase inhibitor that was developed in 1948. Amodiaquine Hydrochloride is a congener of chloroquine and its mechanism of action is similar. Its active metabolite is N-desethylamodiaquine.
Amodiaquine Hydrochloride is soluble in DMSO.