Hydroxychloroquine sulphate (Hydroxychloroquine sulphate)
Overview of Hydroxychloroquine sulphate
Hydroxychloroquine is a drug which is similar in its uses and actions to chloroquine phosphate. Hydroxychloroquine (Sulphate) is used to treat malaria, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus.
Indication of Hydroxychloroquine sulphate
Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate is primarily indicated in conditions like Adjunctive treatment of cortical myoclonus, Dermatological diseases, Discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus, Juvenile chronic arthritis, Malaria, Malaria prophylaxis, Premenstrual syndrome, Prophylaxis of bipolar disorder, Prostate cancer (metastatic), flare with initial gonadorelin therapy, Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic and discoid lupus erythematosus.
Contraindication of Hydroxychloroquine sulphate
Hydroxychloroquine (Sulphate) is contraindicated in conditions like Psoriasis,Renal diseases,Hepatic disease,Retinopathy,G6pd deficiency,GI diseases,Neurological disorders,Blood disorders,Porphyria cutanea tarda.
Side Effects of Hydroxychloroquine sulphate
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Hydroxychloroquine (Sulphate), which give rise to further complications include Retinotoxicity.,Hydroxychloroquine (Sulphate) produces potentially life-threatening effects which include Cardiotoxicity. which are responsible for the discontinuation of Hydroxychloroquine (Sulphate) therapy.,The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Hydroxychloroquine (Sulphate) include Death, Convulsions, Drowsiness, Drowsiness, Headache, Cardiopulmonary arrest, Cardiovascular collapse, Visual distrubances.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Hydroxychloroquine (Sulphate) are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Headache, Ataxia, Nausea, Vomiting, Alopecia, Anorexia, Diarrhea, Skin reactions, Abdominal cramps, Nervousness, Tinnitus, VertigoX, Psychosis, Bleaching of hair, Nightmares, Muscular weakness, Emotional upsets, Nerve deafness, Alopecia, nervousness, Nervousness, Ataxia.
Precautions of Hydroxychloroquine sulphate
Hydroxychloroquine should be used with caution in patients with kidney or liver disease, alcoholism or metabolic acidosis. Perform periodic blood count during prolong therapy, if severe blood disorder appears, discontinue therapy. It should be used with caution in patients with glucose 6 phosphate (G-6-PD) deficiency.Avoid in brest-feeding becouse of risk of toxicity in infants.