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Hydroxychloroquine belongs to the family of medicines called antiprotozoals. Protozoa are tiny, one-celled animals. Some are parasites that can cause many different kinds of infections in the body.
This medicine is used to prevent and to treat malaria and to treat some conditions such as liver disease caused b... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 128 |
73% |
| Sarcoidosis | 23 |
74% |
| Lupus | 5 |
80% |
| Sjogren's Syndrome | 1 |
100% |
| Chronic Myelogenous Leu... | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 74% (162
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Hydroxychloroquine Reviews
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i can't live with out my naproxen!
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Side effects too difficult; changed meds
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i have had side effects like itching on my whole body. so i have switched to suflazine and discontinued hcqs for now
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was allergic to this
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NO LONGER NEED IT WITH ENBREL
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My Rheumatologist started me on Hydroxychioroquine twice a day from my first visit in May 09 and am still on it. I believe it helps but it took about 6 weeks before I notice any imporvement.
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It seems to be working. I'm not exactly sure what it's supposed to do, but after two years I have not had any bone damage.
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not really sure what it's surpose to be doing for me.
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working
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working fantastic
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I started this drug in May, but my rheumatologist told me it would take 4-6 months before it began to help. She said it would help with the tiredness... [More] -
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The non generic name of this drug is plaquenil. I took it alone for my RA and it did nothing. That was many years ago. However I recently started it a... [More] -
Hydroxychloroquine ?
The non generic name of this drug is plaquenil. I took it alone for my RA and it did nothing. That was many years ago. However I recently started it a... [More] -
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Hi Pat, I have been put on this and so far no side effects. It has been almost 6 months. They arent sure if it working as much as they would like but... [More] -
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I was on this med for over a year. It is an anti-malarial drug with properties which seem to surpress auto-immune problems linked to inflammation and ... [More]
