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Brand Names: Hydroxychlor, Plaquenil

What is Hydroxychloroquine? Hydroxychloroquine is used to prevent and treat acute attacks of malaria. It is also used to treat discoid or systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis in patients whose symptoms have not improved with other treatments. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

14 patients in the community are taking or have taken Hydroxychloroquine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 7 50%
Arthritis 2 14%
Joint pain, stiffness 1 7%
lymes disease 1 7%
Support another treatment 1 7%
Sjogrens syndrome 1 7%
Slow my MS progress 1 7%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Hydroxychloroquine.

  200 mg day 300 mg day 400 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Hydroxychloroquine or how long patients were taking Hydroxychloroquine before stopping.

Currently taking Hydroxychloroquine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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1
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4

Stopped taking Hydroxychloroquine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
1
1
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0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydroxychloroquine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Side effects too severe 1 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1 33% Course of treatment ended: 33%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 100% 1

Arthritis

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 50% 1
None 50% 1

Top reported side-effects include: darkening of hyperpigmentated skin spots

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

  • lilybet
    Depression: 3
    Emotional: 2
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Severe
    49 F
    Function: Moderate
    Distress: Low
  • lilybet
  • by lilybet
    Sep 09, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Other
Advice/Tips
Stopped most of my lupus symptoms nearly completely.

See all evaluation results for Hydroxychloroquine



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