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Pennsylvania Nurses,Emergency Department
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HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, What is hydroxychloroquine, Drugs.com:"Hydroxychloroquine is used to treat and prevent malaria. Hydroxychloroquine is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus."
Drugsite Trust
312 Upper Harbor Drive
North Shore
Auckland 1311
New Zealand
ph +649 4798074 (from 3.00 pm EST, due to time difference)
E-mail: contact @ drugs.com
http://www.drugs.com/xq/cfm/pageID_0/htm_D00817A1.htm/bn_hydroxychloroquine/qx/index.htm

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Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Common Uses, Drugstore.com:"This medicine is an immunosuppressant and antirheumatic agent used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or rheumatoid arthritis. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor."
Drugstore.com
13920 SE Eastgate Way STE 300
Bellevue, WA 98005-4440 US
Phone: (425) 372 3200
Fax: (425) 881-8572
E-mail: administrator@drugstore.com
http://www.drugstore.com/qxn00781140701_333181_sespider/hydroxychloroquine_sulfate/plaquenil/hydroxychloroquine_sulfate.htm

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Plaquenil, What side effects may occur, Health Square:"Side effects of treatment for an acute malarial attack may include: Abdominal cramps, diarrhea, dizziness, heart problems, lack or loss of appetite, mild headache, nausea, vomiting."
HealthSquare.com
68 East Main St
Somerville, NJ 08876
E-mail: comments@healthsquare.com
http://www.healthsquare.com/newrx/pla1337.htm

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Hydroxychloroquine (Systemic), Description, MEDLINEplus:"Hydroxychloroquine ( hye-drox-ee-KLOR-oh-kwin) belongs to the family of medicines called antiprotozoals. Protozoa are tiny, one-celled animals. Some are parasites that can cause many different kinds of infections in the body."
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20894
Phone: (301) 496-6308 Fax: (301) 496-4450 email: publicinfo@nlm.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202288.html

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Plaquenil, why is this drug prescribed, PDR.net:"Plaquenil is prescribed for the prevention and treatment of certain forms of malaria.

Plaquenil is also used to treat the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis such as swelling, inflammation, stiffness, and joint pain. It is also prescribed for lupus erythematosus, a chronic inflammation of the connective tissue."
PDRhealth
PDRhealth Customer Support
Thomson Scientific & Healthcare
200 First Stamford Place, 4th Floor
Stamford, CT 06902, USA
Phone: (888) 632-9998
E-mail: PDRhealth@thomson.com
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/rxdrugprofiles/drugs/pla1337.shtml

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HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, PractiveHealth.com:"Treats or prevents malaria. Also used to treat lupus and arthritis."
http://www.proactivehealth.com/Drug/DrugData.asp?ID=50

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Hydroxychloroquine, Indications, RXlist:"Hydroxychloroquine sulfate is indicated for the suppressive treatment and treatment of acute attacks of malaria due to Plasmodium vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale, and susceptible strains of P. falciparum. It is also indicated for the treatment of discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis."
WebMD
Attn: Office of Privacy
1175 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 2400
Atlanta, GA 30361
Or call: 866-788-3097
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/hquine_ids.htm

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Hydroxychloroquine, What is hydroxychloroquine, WebMd.com:"Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug and an analgesic (pain reliever). The exact way that hydroxychloroquine works is unknown."
http://www.webmd.com/hw/arthritis/uh1119.asp

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Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Why Prescribed, Whole Health Md:"To prevent and treat malaria caused by specific strains of plasmodia (the parasite that causes malaria) that are chloroquine-sensitive, but when chloroquine is not available. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus). "
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/drugs_view/1,1524,304,00.html

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