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[molly19]

Latest skin rash, been put on 30mg prednisolone and 400mg quinoric. I'm pretty much confused with hydroxyquine, it seems to change like the weather different packaging and name, what is best, normally on 200mg. So hopefully clears skin now 3 months down th road. 🐩

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK]

Hi molly19,

There are a few different brands of hydroxychloroquine that are available. They all have the same amount of the active ingredient, but have slightly different formulations. Some people with lupus may find that they experience adverse reactions on certain brands, but this can vary between people.

If you find that a particular brand suits you best, you could ask your GP to specify that brand on your prescription so that your pharmacist has to supply that, rather than whichever brand they have available.

[Hidden in reply to Paul_Howard]

Hydroxychloroquine sulphate made by Zentiva is Plaquenil just rebranded.

Quinoric is a generic which made me desperately ill and put other Lupus patients in hospital. It has ingredients which should not be in a drug for people with auto immune diseases.

Ask you Gp for hydroxychloroquine by Zentiva.

[molly19 in reply to Hidden]

I will wish they would stop copping and changing quixotic taste terrible and sticks to dry mouth x thank you

[molly19 in reply to Paul_Howard]

Thank you Paul I think I prefer the yellow silicate coated one hydroxyquine sulphate.

[Minka1]

Be careful with the pref that is a high dosage you don't want to be on that for a long time If you get any bone problems or ligament problems go back to them emidiatly Also if you are using pref at that level they should have given you most important calcium tablets to take with it if they have not given you calcium ask why not as this pref reduces you calcium intake

[molly19 in reply to Minka1]

I'm on calcium as I'm on borderline for osteoarthritis, I'm on prednisolone for 1 week 30mg then second 25mg and so on . Go back to Dr in two weeks. Thank you very much for your info Minka 1 x