The molecule is the dihydrochloride salt of emetine. It has a role as an antiprotozoal drug, an antiviral agent, an antineoplastic agent, an antimalarial, an autophagy inhibitor, an emetic, a protein synthesis inhibitor and an anticoronaviral agent. It contains an emetine(2+).
(2S,3R,11bS)-2-[[(1R)-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl]methyl]-3-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxy-2,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-1H-benzo[a]quinolizine;dihydrochloride