hydroxychloroquine


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hy·drox·y·chlo·ro·quine

(hī-drŏk′sē-klôr′ə-kwīn′, -kwēn′)
n.
A derivative of chloroquine, C18H26ClN3O, used in its sulfate form as an antimalarial and in the treatment of lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Noun 1. hydroxychloroquine - anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus
anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug - a medicine intended to reduce inflammation
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hydroxychloroquine

n hidroxicloroquina
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