Hydroxychloroquine is used to prevent and treat discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks healthy parts of the body such as joints, skin, blood vessels, and organs.
Hydroxychloroquine is in a class of drugs called antimalarials and is also an antirheumatic drug. It works by killing the organisms that cause malaria. Hydroxychloroquine may work to treat rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus by decreasing the activity of the immune system.
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