While side effects of corticosteroids are usually to blame, there is also the possibility of ocular damage associated with long-term use of the antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine (brand name: ...

My primary care physician and cardiologist aren’t convinced, and I don’t “feel” like I have it. I started taking Plaquenil, which is very hard on my digestive system. I get severe gas pains in my ...

The event raised awareness for those with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that leads the body’s immune system to attack ...

Most physicians with experience in lupus agree that antimalarial treatments such as hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), chloroquine (Aralen) or quinicrine (Atabrine) should be used long-term, ...