Continuation Rate, Safety and Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine Treatment in a Retrospective Cohort of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Japanese Municipal Hospital.

Conclusion The continuation rate of HCQ treatment was high in an SLE cohort of a Japanese municipal hospital. Although more than half of the patients experienced AEs, the readministration of HCQ was often successful. HCQ treatment provided benefits regarding the clinical and immunological findings in Japanese patients with SLE, which would likely lead to glucocorticoid tapering. PMID: 32641656 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Intern Med Source Type: research