Volume : X, Issue : V, May - 2020

Hydroxy chloroquine:-Boon or Bane ?

Rajalakshmi Alappatu Narayanan Nair, Princy Louis Palatty, Aparna Anand

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Hydoxychloroquine (HCQ ) is a hydroxylated derivative of chloroquine that has both antimalarial & anti inflammatory activities1. It is used for the treatment of malaria & other autoimmune diseases like Systemic lupus erythematosis,Rheumatoid arthritis,Sarcoidosis etc2Presently it is approved by ICMR for the prophylaxis of Covid 19 infections among the health workers & also for the treatment of patients with Corona Virus Disease 2019 ( Covid 19 )infections3 But US FDA warns against the side effects of inappropriately used HCQ.

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HYDROXY CHLOROQUINE:-BOON OR BANE ?, Rajalakshmi Alappatu Narayanan Nair, Princy Louis Palatty, Aparna Anand INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-5 | May-2020

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