G'day Paprika,I've only had a quick look but I think the fact...

G'day Paprika,

I've only had a quick look but I think the fact that quinnine is cheap would make it hard to displace.

Like I said; I haven't had much of a look but it does seem pretty cheap although I've got no idea what SUD's stuff costs to manufacture.

Interesting stock though.

'Supply and administration
Quinine: Quinine sulphate is available as dividable 200 mg (7p) tablets, and as an IV product (quinine
dihydrochloride) from Martindale Pharmaceuticals, Romford, UK in 1 ml and 2 ml ampoules containing 300
mg/ml that cost £2·60 and £3·50 respectively. Take 1 ml of this preparation, and dilute it to 30 ml with 5% or
10% glucose saline to get an IV solution containing 10 mg/ml. IM injection is painful, but quinine can also be
given into the rectum – just draw up the dose required, dilute to 4ml with water, and give using a syringe. A
less painful buffered product containing four cinchona alkaloids (Quinimax®
) is widely used in Africa.'

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/medicine/bmj/nnf5/pdfs/update/quinine.pdf