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Hydroxychloroquine, sold under the brand name Plaquenil among others, is a medication used to prevent and treat malaria in areas where malaria remains sensitive to chloroquine. Other uses include treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and porphyria cutanea tarda. It is taken by mouth, often in the form of hydroxychloroquine sulfate. [3]
Medication discontinuation is the ceasing of a medication treatment for a patient by either the clinician or the patient themself. [1] [2] When initiated by the clinician, it is known as deprescribing. [3] Medication discontinuation is an important medical practice that may be motivated by a number of reasons: [4] [3] Reducing polypharmacy
“Because it helps regulate the immune system, and also due to its potential antiviral effects, hydroxychloroquine was studied as a potential treatment for Covid-19 infection,” Dr. Johnson ...
While the usual dose of chloroquine used in treatment is 10 mg/kg, toxicity begins to occur at 20 mg/kg, and death may occur at 30 mg/kg. [24] In children as little as a single tablet can be fatal. [25] [16] Treatment recommendations include early mechanical ventilation, cardiac monitoring, and activated charcoal. [24]
The drug is no longer recommended for use as a COVID treatment by major public health and medical organizations. Journal pulls scientific paper that popularized hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 ...
When I went to my chemo treatment a few days before Christmas, I (thankfully) missed the childrens group that was there singing carols. But they left cards for all us poor cancer f*****s.
The experimental treatment was first authorized only for emergency use for people hospitalized but unable to receive treatment in a clinical trial. [39] On 1 April 2020, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued guidance that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are only to be used in clinical trials or emergency use programs. [43]
A drug holiday (sometimes also called a drug vacation, medication vacation, structured treatment interruption, tolerance break, treatment break or strategic treatment interruption) is when a patient stops taking a medication(s) for a period of time; anywhere from a few days to many months or even years if the doctor or medical provider feels it is best for the patient.