| 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 & 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 |
