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Its been sometime since I have contacted Health unlocked about My BP/Asthma and also about my wife having Lupus.

Can anyone please tell me about the medication causing red eyes and little hard bits around the eye lids.

Thankyou in advance

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Hi do you mean this? The Link between Eye Problems and Lupus MedicationsThree groups of medications prescribed for lupus patients are immunosuppressive drugs (such as methotrexate and mycophenolate), antimalarials (such as hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil®)), and steroids. “All three of those kinds of drugs can affect the eye adversely,” Dr.May 23, 2011

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