Sentences with phrase «drug hydroxychloroquine»
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Lead researcher Dr Sarah Kingsbury, from the University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre at Chapel Allerton Hospital, said: «There is some scientific basis as to why hydroxychloroquine could be an effective drug agent.
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Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug that is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus.
«It is likely that physicians add either sulfasalazine or hydroxychloroquine one at a time to see if each drug works and is tolerated before adding the next drug.
Distinct non-cancer drugs already investigated in clinical cancer trials comprise metformin, aspirin, hydroxychloroquine and thalidomide [3, 4].
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug which is relatively safe and well - tolerated agent for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
For mild cases, ibuprofen and naproxen can reduce pain and swelling in joints and muscles, and antimalarial drugs like Plaquenil (generic: hydroxychloroquine) have proven useful in preventing flares and controlling the diseases progression.