Hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine is used for: Treating certain types of malaria. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
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hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine is used to treat or prevent malaria, a disease caused by parasites. Parasites that cause malaria typically enter the body through the bite of a mosquito. Malaria is common in areas such as Africa, South America, and Southern Asia. Hydroxychloroquine is also used to treat symptoms...
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Hydroxychloroquine Tablets
Hydroxychloroquine sulfate is a colorless crystalline solid, soluble in water to at least 20 percent; chemically the drug is 2-[[4-[(7-Chloro-4-quinolyl) amino]pentyl]ethylamino]ethanol sulfate (1:1).
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Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
May interfere with parasitic nucleoprotein (DNA/RNA) synthesis and parasite growth or cause lysis of parasite or infected erythrocytes. In rheumatoid arthritis, may suppress formation of antigens responsible for symptom-producing hypersensitivity reactions.
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Hydroxychloroquine sulfate
Plaquenil is prescribed for the prevention and treatment of certain forms of malaria.
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See also: Dermatomyositis, Malaria, Malaria Prevention, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogren's Syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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