hydroxychloroquine
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What is hydroxychloroquine?
Plaquenil 200 mg Tab
Drug Name: HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE-ORAL
Other Brand Names: Plaquenil
Uses: Hydroxychloroquine is used to prevent or treat malaria infections caused by mosquito bites. It does not work against certain types of malaria (chloroquine-resistant). The United States Center for Disease Control provides updated guidelines and travel recommendations for the prevention and treatment of malaria in different parts of the world. Discuss the most recent information with your doctor before traveling to areas where malaria occurs. This medication is also used, usually with other medications, to treat certain auto-immune diseases (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis) when other medications have not worked or cannot be used. It belongs to a class of medications known as disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). It can reduce skin problems in lupus and prevent swelling/pain in arthritis, though it is not known exactly how the drug works.
Posts on hydroxychloroquine (13)
hi my name is Carrie and i am 21 yrs old i have arthritis in my hands and knees for about a...
- Apr 28, 2010
I've been on Plaquenil since being diagnosed with lupus in 2004. The last couple of months...
- Jun 24, 2009
This is wierd, and wasn't going to mention it-- but oh well, here goes...
I truly believ...
- Apr 17, 2009
I have cutaneous and systemic lupus. Recently diagnosed with brachioradial pruritis/neurop...
My Fibro doc discovered I have a high reverse T3 count and prescribed Cytomel and Plaquenil...
- Oct 19, 2008
I took plaquenil for 3 days and started to get a very bad rash. Not only was I itchy but I ...
- Sep 22, 2008
I have SLE, I am taking plaquenil, was on steroids 1 1/2 months, off now for 1 month. Usua...
- Sep 08, 2008
My father has severe rheumatiod arthritis. He has been on a combination of Arava 20 mg ( Hy...
i have very fragile , red skin ,as a result of lupus , ra and kidney disease. i need to ...
I have pain in my joints that seems to go in cycles. Started seeing a rhumatologist but no...
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