Sunday, October 4, 2020

Hydroxychloroquine effect on coronavirus?

 Hydroxychloroquine

Hydroxychloroquine tablet

Hydroxychloroquine brand =Plaquenil

Hydroxychloroquine half life = 32-50 days

Hydroxychloroquine is a antimalarial drug.Their advantage is low toxicity but efficacy is also low. Machanism of action of hydroxychloroquine is not known.,however they have been found to reduce monocyte IL-1,consequently inhibiting B lymphocytes.

hydroxychloroquine structure

 Hydroxychloroquine Formula -  C18H26ClN3O


hydroxychloroquine uses

What is hydroxychloroquine used to treat?

Hydroxychloroquine is used as antimalarial medicine.

Milder non erosive disease like Rheumatoid arthritis.


hydroxychloroquine side effects

Rashes

Graying of hair

Iritable bowel syndrome

Gastric iritation

Myopathy

Neuropathy


hydroxychloroquine mechanism of action

Machanism of action of Hydroxychloroquine is not known yet, however they have been found to reduce monocyte IL-1,consequently inhibiting B lymphocytes. Lysosomal stabilization and free radical scavenging are the other proposed machanism.


hydroxychloroquine dose

Hydroxychloroquine dose = less than 400mg/day


hydroxychloroquine price USA

 600-750 $


What are the benefits of taking hydroxychloroquine?

It is a antimalarial drug used for treatment of malaria.Hydroxychloroquine also used to treat Rheumatoid arthritis,porphyria etc.


What is hydroxychloroquine made of?

Hydroxychloroquine Formula -  C18H26ClN3O


Is hydroxychloroquine an immunosuppressant?

They are not immunosuppresant.But they inhibit B lymphocytes.


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