Methods reported including the official methods for determination ofchloroquine in tablet samples use carcinogenic organic solvents. In this study,UV-Vis spectrometry using water as a solvent was developed for determination ofchloroquine phosphate in pharmaceutical tablet dosage forms. The method wasvalidated according to the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) andUSP guidelines. The absorbance of chloroquine phosphate in distilled water at max of 343 nm showed linear dependence on concentration in the range 10.88-30.56μg mL-1 with determination coefficient of 0.99972. Recovery results in the range98.79–101.20% and low coefficient of variation values for intra-day and interdayprecisions (0.37% and 0.76%, respectively) showed the accuracy andreproducibility of the method. The method was used for determination ofchloroquine phosphate in tablet formulations of different brands. Results in therange 100.63–103.52% of the labeled chloroquine phosphate in tabletformulations confirmed the applicability of the developed method for real sampleanalysis. Hence, the developed UV-Vis method using environmentally friendlywater as a solvent, with an excellent accuracy and precision showed that thedeveloped method can be a potential substituent for the official referencemethods.