Oral
Hydroxychloroquine
Plaquenil
- Mechanism of Action
- Interferes with antigen processing in macrophages and other antigen-presenting cells.
Clinical Use
- Indications
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic / Discoid lupus erythematosus
- Adverse Effects
- Rash
- Headache
- Blurred vision
- Elevated LFTs
- Anorexia / Nausea / vomiting / diarrhoea
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