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hydroxychloroquine

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hydroxychloroquine [hī¦dräk·sē′klȯr·ə‚kwīn]
(pharmacology)
C18H26ClN3O A drug used as the sulfate salt for the treatment of malaria, lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis.


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Disease-modifying drugs such as methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), and leflunomide (Arava) are all potentially useful.
Some commonly used DMARDs include hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), the gold compound auranofin (Ridaura), sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), minocycline (Dynacin, Minocin) and methotrexate (Rheumatrex).
The patient was treated with topical corticosteroids, cycloplegic drugs, doxycycline (200 mg/d), hydroxychloroquine (200 mg 3x/d), and sulfamethoxazole/ trimethoprim (1,600 mg and 320 mg 3x/d) (2).
 
 
 
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