Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial class of drug which is used in the treatment and prevention of acute attacks of malaria. It is also used to treat discoid or systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatic disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, porphyria cutanea tarda and Q fever. Hydroxychloroquine acts by increasing pH within intracellular vacuoles and alter processes such as protein…
A new drug safety alert (Hydroxychloroquine-Moth Ulceration) released by the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) from Indian Pharmacopoeia commission (IPC) Mouth Ulceration associated with Hydroxychloroquine use Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial class of drug which is used in the treatment and prevention of acute attacks of malaria. It also used to treat discoid or systemic lupus…
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States announced a serious safety concern on the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the treatment of 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) due to abnormal heart rhythms like QT prolongation and ventricular tachycardia. Currently, there are no medicines proven effective for the treatment of COVID-19. On 28‑Mar‑2020, FDA released…
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a global pandemic which is affecting human beings with an acute respiratory infectious illness by damaging multiple organ systems, including heart, lung, and blood. Most adults with COVID-19 experience fever, cough, and fatigue and then recover within one to three weeks. However, it becomes fatal for some patients who develop severe…