| COMPOSITION: | Each film coated tablet contains Hydroxychloroquine 400 mg |
| FORMULATION: | TABLETS |
| STATUS: | PRESCRIPTION ONLY DRUG |
| DESCRIPTION: | HQ-Star contains Hydroxychloroquine, a quinolone that is a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug and also an anti-malarial.It is Indicated for the suppressive treatment and treatment of acute attacks of malaria due to Plasmodium vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale, and susceptible strains of P. falciparum but not effective against chloroquine-resistant strains of P. falciparum. It is also indicated in the treatment of discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis |
| SIDE EFFECTS: | Common side effects are headache, gastrointestinal complaints , Blurring of vision, Skin rash, pruritus, Dizziness, Abnormal liver function tests, Sensory-motor disorders, cardiomyopathy, QT interval prolongation, and ventricular arrhythmias. |
| DOSAGE/DIRECTIONS FOR USE: | As Prescribed by Physician |
