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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 | 131 |
73% |
| Sarcoidosis | 24 |
71% |
| Lupus | 6 |
83% |
| Sjogren's Syndrome | 1 |
100% |
| Chronic Myelogenous Leu... | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 74% (167
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Plaquenil, very useful for skin reactions.
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the meds are plaquenil for the skin but the sores keep getting worse their in the inside and outside of my ears inside of my nose their is a big sore that was burned about 4 yrs ago i got it back now its big it makes it hard for me to breath at night or day sores on my head very itchy sores on my arms and face people look at me wierd as if i had a contagious disease and now that i donot have medical insurance how am i going to get medication?
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Been taking for 7 months. Need something else w/ it.
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I guess, not sure. No side effects
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So far no side effects- have been on it for 2 years but now seeing more flare-ups and pain
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Hasn't worked at all for me.
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Had to come off it due to severe breathing problems - lungs filled with fluid and felt very ill. Still having breathing problems 6 months on.
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did help joint pain, but for me they had me on too many meds after this drug that i discontinued them all myself
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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]
