Avloclor® (chloroquine)
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What is Avloclor® ?
This medicine contains chloroquine phosphate.
What is Avloclor® used for?
- Avloclor is used mainly to prevent and treat malaria.
- Avloclor can also be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, some skin diseases and liver disease caused by microscopic organisms called protozoa.
How does Avloclor® work ?
- Avloclor prevents the malarial parasites, which get into the red blood cells of the patient as a result of a bite from an infected mosquito, from multiplying.
- In rheumatoid arthritis, it reduces the inflammation in the joints which causes the severe pain of the disease.
How is Avloclor® given ?
- Avloclor is supplied as tablets to be swallowed.
- For prevention of malaria it is taken once weekly; starting one week before going into an area/country of malaria risk, continuing once weekly while there, and for 4 weeks after leaving the area/country of malaria risk.
- For treatment of malaria it is taken twice on the first day of dosing and then once daily for 2 further days.
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