HQCHEAL 200 TABLET contains Hydroxychloroquine which belongs to the group of medicines called Antimalarials or Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs). It is used to prevent and treat malarial infections in adults and children. Malaria is a parasitic infection caused by the plasmodium parasite, which spreads in blood by the bite of an infectious mosquito. It is characterized by symptoms such as fever, chills, sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, body pain and general discomfort.
It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus in adults and to treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children. Also, it is used to treat skin problems (which are sensitivity to sunlight).
Rheumatoid arthritis, discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus is an inflammatory autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks its own body cells. It is generalized by symptoms such as painful swelling, stiffness, swelling, tenderness or weakness of bone joints, weakness, fever, skin rashes and anaemia, etc.
HQCHEAL 200 TABLET is not recommended for use in patients with maculopathy or retinal disorder of the eye and changes in eye colour, etc. Your doctor may recommend you to take relevant tests to understand your existing condition.
Before taking HQCHEAL 200 TABLET inform your doctor if you have heart disease, psoriasis or porphyria, blood disorders (such as aplastic anaemia, agranulocytosis, leukopenia or thrombocytopenia) glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, psychological disorders, abnormal blood sugar levels, etc.
HQCHEAL 200 TABLET should be used with caution in pregnant and breastfeeding women only if advised by the doctor. HQCHEAL 200 TABLET should be used with caution in children and elderly patients (aged 65 years and above).
The most common side effects of taking HQCHEAL 200 TABLET are nausea, vomiting, loose stools, stomach pain, headache, loss of appetite and skin rashes. Consult your doctor if any of the side effects worsen.
USES OF HQCHEAL 200 TABLET
Prevents and treats malarial infection in adults and children
Treats rheumatoid arthritis, discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus
Treats skin problems (which are sensitive to sunlight)
Treats juvenile idiopathic arthritis
HOW HQCHEAL 200 TABLET WORKS
HQCHEAL 200 TABLET works by increasing the potential of Hydrogen (pH) in a cell which disrupts the survival of infectious organisms and it also decreases the release of inflammatory enzymes. As a result, HQCHEAL 200 TABLET treats malarial infections in children and adults, it also treats rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus in adults.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Always take HQCHEAL 200 TABLET as directed by your physician. Swallow the medicine as a whole with a glass of water and do not crush or chew the medicine. Your doctor will decide the correct dose, duration and frequency for you depending on your age, body weight and disease conditions.
SIDE EFFECTS OF HQCHEAL 200 TABLET
Nausea, vomiting
Diarrhoea
Stomach pain
Headache
Loss of appetite
Skin rashes or itching
Mood swings with uncontrollable laughing or crying.