Pyronaridine

Pyronaridine is an antimalarial drug. It was first made in 1970 and has been in clinical use in China since the 1980s.
In a small malaria study in Cameroon, pyronaridine had a 100% cure rate, compared with 60% for chloroquine.
It is one of the components of the artemisinin [combination therapy] pyronaridine/artesunate.
It has also been studied as a potential anticancer drug, and treatment for Ebola. The combination of pyronaridine and artesunate has been evaluated to have a synergistic effect of stronger antiviral effect and less toxicity. The combination of pyronaridine and artesunate is being studied as a possible treatment for moderate to severe SARS-COV-2.