Lupus: Medications

  • Hydroxychloroquine

    03/24/08, Healthwise

    Before using hydroxychloroquine, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have psoriasis, porphyria, liver disease, alcoholism, or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency.

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  • Antimalarial medications for lupus

    05/13/08, Healthwise

    These medications reduce inflammation. (While they are also used to prevent or treat malaria, there is no known relationship between lupus and malaria.)

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  • Corticosteroids for lupus

    05/13/08, Healthwise

    Corticosteroids suppress the immune system and reduce inflammation caused by lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE).

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  • Immunosuppressive medications for lupus

    05/13/08, Healthwise

    Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE) is an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues as though they were foreign substances. Immunosuppressive medications, including cytotoxics, reduce

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  • Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) - Medications

    05/13/08, Healthwise

    Medications cannot cure lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE), but they can control many symptoms and often can prevent or slow organ damage.

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