The efficacy and safety of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in treating coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is disputed
Yet social media posts are Hydroxychloroquine was found to reduce mortality in healthy, SARS-Cov-2 positive patients and improve clinical recovery in renal transplant recipients
Medical uses Hydroxychloroquine treats rheumatic disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and porphyria cutanea tarda, and certain infections
In the first month of treatment with a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, the risks of chest pain or angina and heart failure increased slightly but
Hydroxychloroquine is a prescription drug used to treat many autoimmune disorders
Muscle weakness, changes in blood cell counts, and vision changes are
now report in the Journal the results of a randomized trial testing hydroxychloroquine as postexposure prophylaxis for Covid-19
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The American College of Rheumatologists acknowledges the potential utility of HCQ during
In China, clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine are further in-progress for the treatment and management of COVID-19 disease NCT04261517 and NCT04307693)
Generic Name Hydroxychloroquine DrugBank Accession Number DB01611 Background
Despite the potential antiviral effects and anti-inflammatory profile, the results based on clinical studies are contradictory
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), also known by its trade name Plaquenil®, has been used for over 50 years as a treatment for malaria, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis
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Uses
Treatment with hydroxychloroquine and other concomitant agents
Hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets are contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to 4-aminoquinoline compounds
PLAQUENIL® (hydroxychloroquine sulfate) is a white or practically white, crystalline powder, freely soluble in water; practically insoluble in alcohol, chloroform, and in ether
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