Plaquenil

I will probably be taking a Chemotherpay drug called Methotrexate, steroids called Prednisolone and also another drug for Lupus called Plaquenil, which I have take before.

kindofmagic Diary Entry kindofmagic 2003

So I shore up my armamentarium of corticosteroids, ibuprofen, Plaquenil, acupuncture to beat back the cells you've suborned and inflamed.

Wolves and Butterflies Linda Simoni-Wastila 2010

Her rheumatologist put her back on Relafen and began treating her with Plaquenil, a medication used for the treatment of malaria that is also useful in treating lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, although how Plaquenil helps with inflammation in autoimmune disease is still not well understood.

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

Her rheumatologist put her back on Relafen and began treating her with Plaquenil, a medication used for the treatment of malaria that is also useful in treating lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, although how Plaquenil helps with inflammation in autoimmune disease is still not well understood.

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

Hydroxychloroquine Plaquenil can affect the retina, and steroids can promote cataracts.

THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994

Hydroxychloroquine Plaquenil should probably not be given during pregnancy because it may cause eye damage to the fetus and may also suppress the fetal immune system.

THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994

However, if you are taking Plaquenil or steroids or have dry eye or other eye problems, you should be checked at least every six months by an ophthalmologist.

THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994

The newer antimalarial, hydroxychloroquine Plaquenil, is believed to be safer; however, there is still a risk of eye damage, albeit a small one.

THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994

If you are taking high doses of aspirin or steroids over 30 milligrams daily, Plaquenil, or certain immunosuppressive drugs, you should not breast-feed.

THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994

The antimalarial medications include hydroxychlorquine (Plaquenil) and chloroquine (Aralen, Quinacrine, and Atabrine).

THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994