Hydroxychloroquine: profile and news

The Hearing Loss Risk and Rheumatoid Arthritis Link 07 Mar 2006
The study did show patients who took hydroxychloroquine were somewhat more likely to have hearing problems. The next step is to study this link further. ... - Ivanhoe,

Arthritis Blog Archives 07 Mar 2006
Another possible connection may exist between hearing loss and some arthritis medications such as Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine). - About - News & Issues,

Rheumatoid Arthritis Does Not Increase Risk of Hearing Loss, Mayo ... 07 Mar 2006
The researchers also noted a possible link between the hearing loss and rheumatoid arthritis medications, as patients who took hydroxychloroquine were somewhat ... - AScribe

Plaquenil for Alopecia Areata, Alopecia Totalis Feb 18, 2006
1. Coexisting significant systemic disease that would increase risk of hydroxychloroquine (eg renal disease, liver disease, alcoholism, anemia, blood dyscrasia ... - Community Dispatch (press release)

Parental Magico-Religious Illness Beliefs in an Adolescent Girl ... Jan 23, 2006
...rash and arthritis. The treatment, with a favorable outcome, consisted of hydroxychloroquine and prednisone, 10 mg/day. When she ... - Psychosomatics (subscription)

2 Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences, University of ... Sep 30, 2005
...drugs (methotrexate, cladribine, azathioprine, chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide and ciclosporin) and immunomodulators (chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and, more ... - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Many meds don't mix with the sun Sep 21, 2005
Anti-malaria agents: Chloroquine (Aralen), hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), pyrimetha-mine (Daraprim), pyrimetha- mine/sulfadoxine (Fansidar), quinine. ... - Pioneer Press,

New Method Can Rapidly Detect Potential Bioterror Agent causing Q ... Sep 6, 2005
...have been evaluated: 1) doxycycline in combination with quinolones for at least 4 years and 2) doxycycline in combination with hydroxychloroquine for 1.5 to 3 ... - Mongabay.com

Sarcoidosis scary, but it is treatable Aug 21, 2005
Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine may be helpful for cutaneous sarcoidosis, while methotrexate, azathioprine and cyclosporine are used for severe sarcoidosis. ... - Daytona Beach News-Journal,

Aradigm Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results Jul 26, 2005
Earlier this month, the company announced that its AERx aerosolized hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) program, which is partnered with APT Pharmaceuticals, was moving ... - Yahoo News (press release)

Aradigm and APT Pharmaceuticals Announce Progression of AERx HCQ ... Jul 21, 2005
Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, today announced the program advancement of APT's proprietary formulation of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) into Phase 2 ... - PharmaLive.com (press release)

APT Pharmaceuticals Raises $6 Million in Series A Jul 21, 2005
...proceeds of this financing will fund the initial Phase II clinical trial of the company's lead compound, an inhaled version of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), for ... - PharmaLive.com (press release)

Health-care workers call off picket Jul 21, 2005
Aradigm Corp. (ARDM) of Hayward announced that it will provide support for clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine, a treatment for asthma and lung disease from ... - San Jose Mercury News <**results**>

The Effect of Combined Estrogen and Progesterone Hormone ... Jun 28, 2005
...increase in prednisone dosage but not to greater than 0.5 mg/kg of body weight per day; d) initiation of therapy with either hydroxychloroquine or nonsteroidal ... - RedNova.com

Use of Rituximab in Two Unusual Antibody-Mediated Autoimmune ... Jun 22, 2005
With a diagnosis of hypocomplcmentaemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (HUVS)1 she was started on prcdnisolone 15mg and hydroxychloroquine 200 mg daily but ... - RedNova.com,

Use of rituximab in two unusual antibody-mediated autoimmune ... May 31, 2005
With a diagnosis of hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (HUVS) 1 she was started on prednisolone 15 mg and hydroxychloroquine 200 mg daily but ... - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Reminder: Keep medicines away from children Apr 5, 2005
...channel blockers (nifedipine, verapamil), opioids (methadone, morphine), quinine derivatives (chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine), tricyclic antidepressants ... - Staten Island Advance,

Case 7-2005 — A 59-Year-Old Woman with an Incidentally ... Mar 9, 2005
Doxazosin (4 mg) and lisinopril (10 mg) were administered for the hypertension; her arthritis symptoms were controlled by hydroxychloroquine. - New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),