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Hydroxychloroquine Plaquenil Tablet

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Dr. Prasanna Heijebu MD

Hydroxychloroquine sulfate OR sazo 500 ? my wife is taking sazo 500 for 3 years. now one doctor prescribed Hydroxychloroquine sulfate (HCQ) in place of sazo 500 for rheumatoid arthritis . what should i do ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasanna Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Naval Mendiratta MD

I have 2 red sensitive toes. Twenty years ago I was diagnosed with lupus , but that has been questioned by other doctors. I take one plaquenil tablet per day and feel generally good - except for this ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naval Mendiratta ( Rheumatologist)
Dr. Ram Choudhary MD

. Current dosage is one tablet QID. Need solution to constipation problem also. User selected category wrong. I selected pain management etc. Drugs taken daily. Coumadin 1 mg Hydralazine 25mg BID Plaquenil 40... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ram Choudhary ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

My 86 year old father has been diagnosed with Lupus and is being treated with hydroxychloroquine ... many years. Do you have any concerns with the hydroxychloroquine for a patient this old but in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. N. K. Misra MD

How common is plaquenil toxicity and what does it do to your system? I understand that visual field ... the findings have always been normal. Are there other risks from long term plaquenil use? I have very ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. N. K. Misra ( Ophthalmologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

Can hydroxychloroquine cause sphincter of Odie dysfunction. My first month on Plaquenil. Sphincter of Oddi has been great for four years using Zen pep and artichoke capsules with every meal. Now it s ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I have a patient taking Hydroxychloroquine 200mg bid (for 1.5 yrs) Isoniazid 300mg qd (x7months ... cataracts and OCT scan showed no sign of plaquenil toxicity. Do you think there is a drug interaction with ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Nupur K MD

prescribed hydroxychloroquine tablet twice a day, then for 2nd opinion I consulted one more dermatologist, he said you should not take hydroxychloroquine and prescribed Folligrow tablet,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nupur K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Purva Patel MD

become 2.5 .is the decrease of white cells due to the use of Plaquenil tablet My email is YYYY@YYYY ...I took Plaquenil for 8 month , I started in November 2017 with 400 mg two months then I started... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Purva Patel ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Hariharan V MD

I am trying to figure out if plaquenil 200mg, 2x a day,(hydroxychloroquine) is a NSAID. I am having surgery in 10 days and need to know whether to stop taking this medication. i was also wondering about ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hariharan V ( General & Family Physician)