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Uses:

• Your doctor will tell you how much to take and how often.
• Tablets may be taken with food to reduce stomach upset.
• Do not stop taking the medicine until your doctor tells you to.

• If you take your medicine once every 7 days, take the missed dose as soon as you can, then skip 7 days before taking another dose.
• If you take one or more doses every day, take the missed dose as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next regular dose, wait until then to take your medicine and skip the missed dose.
• You should not use two doses at the same time.

Storage:

• Keep your tablets at room temperature in a tightly closed container, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
• Keep all medicine away from children.

Special precautions:

• Make sure your doctor knows if you are taking penicillamine (Cuprimine® or Depen®), or cimetidine (Tagamet®).
• Avoid drinking alcohol while taking chloroquine.

Warnings:

• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, talk to your doctor before taking this medicine.
• Check with your doctor before taking this medicine if you have vision problems, liver disease, a blood disorder, G-6-PD deficiency, or psoriasis.
• Children are very sensitive to this medicine, and accidental overdoses have occurred with small amounts of chloroquine.
• Long-term use of this medicine may cause eye problems. Your doctor may want you to visit an eye doctor every 3 to 6 months while taking this medicine.

Side Effects:

• Muscle weakness
• Confusion, changes in behavior
• Fainting
• Vision changes
• Severe nausea or vomiting
• Skin rash
• Unusual bleeding or bruising
• Ringing in the ears or trouble hearing
• Upset stomach, nausea, loss of appetite
• Mild drowsiness or dizziness
• Dry mouth
• Hair loss or change in hair color