Hydroxychloroquine: An old drug with new relevance

Eugen Alexander Shippey; Vanya D Wagler; Angelique N Collamer

doi:10.3949/ccjm.85a.17034

Hydroxychloroquine: An old drug with new relevance

Cleve Clin J Med. 2018 Jun;85(6):459-467. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17034.

Authors

Eugen Alexander Shippey¹, Vanya D Wagler², Angelique N Collamer³

Affiliations

¹ Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX, USA. eugen.shippey@gmail.com.
² Department of Rheumatology, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX, USA.
³ Chief, Department of Rheumatology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.

PMID: 29883308
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17034

Abstract

Hydroxychloroquine is an immunomodulatory drug that has been used for 60 years to treat malaria and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus and inflammatory arthritis, and potential new uses and benefits continue to emerge. Toxicity concerns have been addressed with updated prescribing recommendations.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Antirheumatic Agents / pharmacology*
Female
Humans
Hydroxychloroquine / pharmacology*
Hyperpigmentation / chemically induced
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / drug therapy*
Muscular Diseases / chemically induced
Retinal Diseases / chemically induced

Substances

Antirheumatic Agents
Hydroxychloroquine