Hydroxychloroquine Is A Blood Thinner

hydroxychloroquine is a blood thinner

My doctor told me to stop taking Plaquenil until she found the reason for my low white blood count. I've been off of it for about five days now. Do I have to worry about my blood clots since stopping Plaquenil which is a blood thinner? ## Hello, Callie! How are you? This is not a blood thinner, the FDA lists it as being used to treat malaria and rheumatoid arthritis. Its typical side effects may possibly include nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss and hair loss. What were you taking it to treat?

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Hydroxychlor 200 mg a blood thinner?

Is Hydroxychloroquine 200 mg a blood thinner? ## Hydroxychloroquine is used to reduce inflammation in the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis (see Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) and lupus. To learn more click on the link below... Do you have any more questions or information to add? Please post back if you do. ## I Hydroxychlor the reason I have dark spots on my forearms? ## I have been on Hydroxychlor for a year now and I have dark spots on my forearms. I am suppose to have lupus> ## what is differ. between hydroxychlor and hydr0xychloroquine? ## There are the same, Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug, sold under the trade name Plaquenil, also used to reduce inflammation in the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis (see Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) and lupus. To ...

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