Hydroxychloroquine

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Abdominal cramps def x x x x
Agranulocytosis def x x x
Alopecia def x x x
Anaemia def x x x
Aplastic anaemia def x x x
Angioedema def x x
Anorexia def x x x x
Ataxia def x x x
Bronchospasm def x
Convulsion def x x x
Deafness def x x x
Dermatitis def x x x
Dermatitis exfoliative def x x x
Diarrhoea def x x x x
Dizziness def x x x x
Oedema def x x x
Headache def x x x x
Blood disorder def x x x
Haemolysis def x x x
Hypersensitivity def x x
Irritability def x x x
Leukopenia def x x x
Cramp muscle def x x x x
Myopathy def x x x
Nausea def x x x x
Nervousness def x x x
Neuromyopathy def x x x
Nightmare def x x x
Nystagmus def x x x
Pallor def x x x
Pigmentation def x x x
Porphyria def x x x
Pruritus def x x x
Psoriasis def x x x
Psychotic disorder def x x x
Retinal disorder def x x x
Scotoma def x x x
Thrombocytopenia def x x x
Tinnitus def x x x
Erythema def x x x
Urticaria def x x x
Vertigo def x x x
Vomiting def x x x x
Weight decreased def x x x
Hepatic failure def x x x
Photophobia def x x x
Lassitude def x x x
Hepatic function abnormal x x x
Retinal pigmentation x x
Central scotoma x x x
Neural hearing loss x x x
Corneal deposits x x x
Acute hepatic failure def x x x
Visual acuity reduced x x x
Erythema annulare x x x
Erythema annulare centrifugum x x x
Eruption x x x
Blacked-out (not amnesia) x x x
Macule def x x x
Atrophy def x x x
Vision blurred def x x x
Photosensitivity def x x x
Halo vision x x x
Blindness def x x
Paralysis def x x x
Reaction gastrointestinal x x x
Acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis def x x x
Cardiomyopathy def x x x x
Intermittent headache x x
Abnormal pigmentation def x x x
Weakness def x x x
Indication Labels
Arthritis def x x x x
Lupus erythematosus def x x x x
Rheumatoid arthritis def x x x x
Systemic lupus erythematosus def x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: P01BA02

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. Hydroxychloroquine : 10 side effects (FDA XML label)
  2. HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE / GEN-HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 200MG TABLETS : 68 side effects (Health Canada)
  3. HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE : 67 side effects (FDA XML label)
  4. hydroxychloroquine : 70 side effects (FDA XML label)