Is it used for indigestion?
What is hydroxychloroquine taken for?
Question posted by Pwoods84 on 18 March 2023
Last updated on 17 March 2023 by masso
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masso
18 March 2023
"Hydroxychloroquine is a quinoline medicine used to treat or prevent malaria, a disease caused by parasites that enter the body through the bite of a mosquito. Malaria is common in areas such as Africa, South America, and Southern Asia. This medicine is not effective against all strains of malaria.
Hydroxychloroquine is not effective against all strains of malaria, or against malaria in areas where the infection has been resistant to a similar drug called chloroquine.
Hydroxychloroquine is also used to treat symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and discoid or systemic lupus erythematosus."
Source: Drugs.com
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