Hqtor 200mg Strip Of 10 Tablets

• Do not use Hqtor Tablet if you are allergic to Hydroxychloroquine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
• Do not use it if you are allergic to chloroquine.
• Do not use it if you are suffering from an eye disease called maculopathy, usually characterised by visual abnormalities.

• Stomach pain
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhoea
• Loss of appetite
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Mood swings
• Rashes on the Skin
• Pigmentation on the skin
• Blurred vision, unable to recognise colours and other eye disorders. If this happens, immediately stop taking this medicine and inform your doctor
• Sudden severe fall in blood glucose, one may experience anxiety, sweating, hunger pangs, headaches, irritability or fainting

How Does It Work?

• Hqtor Tablets should be taken as instructed by your doctor.
• Consume it as a whole with a glass of water after a meal.
• Do not break, cut or chew the tablet.
• This medicine should be preferably consumed at the same time every day.
• It should not be taken more than the doctor has prescribed.

Interactions with other medicines

• Concomitant use of medicines like Digoxin for heart disorders with Hqtor Tablets can increase the risk of digoxin toxicity.
• You may experience low blood sugar when taken along with insulin or other antidiabetic medicine. Inform your doctor about all your diabetic medicines.
• Antacids and medicines used to stop diarrhoea should be taken with a minimum gap of four hours when used together with Hqtor Tablet.
• You may experience irregular heart rhythm if you take medicines like Amiodarone, Moxifloxacin & Halofantrine.
• There is an increased risk of an episode of fits if you take this medicine along with antimalarials like Mefloquine.
• Medicines used to treat muscle weakness like Neostigmine & Pyridostigmine, medicines to treat worm infections like Praziquantel, Cimetidine and Gentamicin may not work properly.
• Medicines like Cyclosporin used or immune system disorders, Agalsidase and medicines used to treat fits should be used with caution along with Hqtor Tablet.

• Store Hqtor Tablets below 25°C in a clean and dry place, protected from direct sunlight, moisture and heat.
• Keep it away from children and pets.
• Do not use expired or damaged medicines.
• Discard the unused medicine properly. Do not flush it in the toilet or throw it into the drain.

Overdose

• Symptoms of an overdose are headache, eyesight problems, low blood pressure, fits, irregular heartbeats, heart problems, difficulty in breathing and sometimes even heart attack.
• If you experience any of these symptoms or if you think you have taken too much of Hqtor Tablets, then contact your doctor immediately or visit the nearest hospital.

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