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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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Hydroxychloroquine Reviews
Somewhat Helpful
I use this generic version of Plaquenil regularly. Seems to help.
Somewhat Helpful
Can't remember
Somewhat Helpful
Dry eyes are still a major problem as well as pain in joints and severe fatigue at times seems to come and go.
Somewhat Helpful
too many side effects
Somewhat Helpful
Used for a few years, stopped working.
Somewhat Helpful
good days bad days
Somewhat Helpful
NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS PREDNISONE, BUT SIDE EFFECTS ARE NOT NEARLY AS SEVERE. DURING FLARE-UPS, PREDNISONE COMES IN HANDY. MY MIND SEEMS TO BE CLEARER NOW.
Somewhat Helpful
Was one of the first drugs that i was in in the begining of my diagnosis. Was helpful for a while but then the RA progressed and it stoped working.
Too Soon To Tell
Its been three weeks and pain and stiffness getting worse daily.
Too Soon To Tell
So far no side effects.
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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]
