Hydroxychloroquine is now a schedule H1 drug and can be sold on prescription only. The drug has been deemed ‘essential’ to meet emergency requirements due to COVID19.
About:
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug. It treats malaria by killing the parasites that cause the disease
It is classified as a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD).
The drug is used to treat malaria, lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Hydroxychloroquine can modify the underlying disease process, rather than simply treating the symptoms.
Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs):
DMARDs act by altering the underlying disease rather than treating symptoms.
They are not painkillers, but they’ll reduce pain, swelling and stiffness over a period of weeks or months by slowing down the disease and its effects on the joints.
Hydroxychloroquine is now a schedule H1 drug
Context:
Hydroxychloroquine is now a schedule H1 drug and can be sold on prescription only. The drug has been deemed ‘essential’ to meet emergency requirements due to COVID19.
About:
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug. It treats malaria by killing the parasites that cause the disease
Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs):