Yes, you can. This is advised by doctors to avoid stomach upset that usually follows using this medicine.
chloroquine-phosphate
This medication can be used for malaria; liver infections such as: hepatic amoebiasis, giardiasis; and rheumatoid arthritis (disease of the joints).
Contradications
Patients who have the following conditions should not take this medicine: low blood sugar, G6PD deficiency, low amount of magnesium and potassium in the blood.
Side effects
This medicine may cause headache , GI disturbances (upset stomach), skin eruptions (rashes) , or hair loss., depigmentation, blood disorders, myelosuppression (bone marrow suppression), convulsions (body muscles contract), cardiomyopathy (heart fails to pump blood), retinal damage and corneal changes.
Expert Advice
Indications
This medication is used for the treatment of malaria, hepatic amoebiasis (areas of pus due to infection), giardiasis (parasitic disease), rheumatoid arthritis (autoimmune destruction of joints).
Contraindications
Patients who have the following conditions should not take this medicine: low blood sugar, G6PD deficiency, low amount of magnesium and potassium in the blood.
Precautions
Patients administered with this medication must be cautious if they have impaired renal(kidney) or hepatic(liver) function. Perform eye test before and during long-term therapy.
Side effects
Patients administered with this medication may experience, headache, GI distress, skin eruptions, depigmentation, hair loss, blurred vision, corneal opacities.
Pregnancy
No definite data regarding pregnancy is available therefore be cautious.
Lactation
Intake of this medication is contraindicated in lactating females
FAQs
Can we take this medicine with our meal?
Any activity that we should refrain from while using this medicine?
Activities requiring focus and concentration, like driving, should be avoided.
Is it safe for the use of diabetic patients?
Since this medicine has the potential to lower blood sugar level, diabetic patients, if using this medicine are advised to monitor their blood glucose regularly.
Is it available over-the-counter?
Yes, it is.
Does this medicine affect the menstrual cycle?
No, it does not. Patients are still advised to get a doctor’s advice on this.
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