• Internal medicine journal · Mar 2023

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    How toxic is an old friend? A review of the safety of hydroxychloroquine in clinical practice.

    • Jessica L Fairley, Mandana Nikpour, Heather G Mack, Maria Brosnan, Amanda M Saracino, Marc Pellegrini, and Ian P Wicks.
    • Department of Rheumatology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    • Intern Med J. 2023 Mar 1; 53 (3): 311317311-317.

    AbstractHydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and its close relative chloroquine (CQ) were initially used as antimalarial agents but are now widely prescribed in rheumatology, dermatology and immunology for the management of autoimmune diseases. HCQ is considered to have a better long-term safety profile than CQ and is therefore more commonly used. HCQ has a key role in the treatment of connective tissue diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), where it provides beneficial immunomodulation without clinically significant immunosuppression. HCQ can also assist in managing inflammatory arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Debate around toxicity of HCQ in COVID-19 has challenged those who regularly prescribe HCQ to discuss its potential toxicities. Accordingly, we have reviewed the adverse effect profile of HCQ to provide guidance about this therapeutic agent in clinical practice.© 2022 The Authors. Internal Medicine Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

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