Hydroxychloroquine is used to prevent and treat acute attacks of malaria in adults and children weighing more than 31 kg (68 lbs)
Mechanisms of action of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are thought to be the same
It was first used to treat malaria
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Objectives: Identify the treatment indications for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine
• Both hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have a large volume distribution and a long half- life, consistent with their slow onset of action and prolonged effects after
Clinically, the use of HCQ is characterized by a long delay in the onset of action, and withdrawal of treatment is often a result of inefficacy rather than from toxicity
Hydroxychloroquine is a drug used to treat malaria, and also for rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, etc