Hydroxychloroquine

Chemical formula: C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃O  Molecular mass: 335.872 g/mol  PubChem compound: 3652

Therapeutic indications

Hydroxychloroquine is indicated for:

Rheumatoid arthritis, discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus, sunlight damaged skin

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus, and dermatological conditions caused or aggravated by sunlight.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (in combination with other therapies) , discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Hydroxychloroquine is contraindicated in the following cases:

Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Pre-existing maculopathy of the eye

at least one of
Bull's eye maculopathy
Maculopathy of left eye due to diabetes mellitus
Diabetic maculopathy of right eye

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