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Use and Dosing

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Suppression of malaria

Acute attack of malaria

Lupus erythematosus

Rheumatoid arthritis

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Suppression of malaria

Acute attack of malaria


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Indications

Contraindications

Black Box Warnings

Dosing Adjustment

Renal Dose Adjustment

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

Warnings/Precautions

Cautions: Use cautiously in

Interactions

Plaquenil interacts with :

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Pregnancy/Breast Feeding

Pregnancy Category:C

Breastfeeding: Newer information indicates that infants exposed to hydroxychloroquine during breastfeeding receive only small amounts of the drug in breastmilk. In a small number of infants up to 1 year of age, no adverse effects on growth were seen. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 09 March 2011)

Adverse Reactions

Clinical Pharmacology

Brands and Availability

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US Trade Name(s)

US Availability

hydroxychloroquine (generic)

Plaquenil

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Canadian Trade Name(s)

Canadian Availability

hydroxychloroquine (generic)

Plaquenil

Hydroxyquine

Hydroxyquine-200

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UK Trade Name(s)

UK Availability

Plaquenil

Quinoric

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Australian Trade Name(s)

Australian Availability

Plaquenil


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Classification

Antimicrobials

Antimalarials
Aminoquinolones

Infectious Disease

Antimalarials
Aminoquinolones

Rheumatologic

Antirheumatic Agents

Pricing

Pricing data from www.DrugStore.com in U.S.A.

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