Chloroquine (Aralen) 250 mg/500 mg without prescription.
Generic Aralen (Chloroquine): 250 mg/500 mg
Chloroquine is a medicine used to prevent and treat malaria, a red blood cell infection transmitted by the bite of a mosquito, and to treat some conditions such as liver disease caused by protozoa (tiny one-celled animals).
INDICATIONS
Chloroquine is indicated for the suppressive treatment and for acute attacks of malaria due to P. vivax, P.malariae, P. ovale, and susceptible strains of P. falciparum. The drug is also indicated for the treatment of extraintestinal amebiasis.
INSTRUCTIONS
Take chloroquine with meals or milk to lessen stomach upset, unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
t is very important that you take chloroquine only as directed. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered. To do so may increase the chance of serious side effects.
If you are taking chloroquine to help keep you from getting malaria, keep taking it for the full time of treatment. If you already have malaria, you should still keep taking chloroquine for the full time of treatment even if you begin to feel better after a few days. This will help to clear up your infection completely. If you stop taking chloroquine too soon, your symptoms may return.
Chloroquine works best when you take it on a regular schedule. For example, if you are to take it once a week to prevent malaria, it is best to take it on the same day each week. Or if you are to take two doses a day, one dose may be taken with breakfast and the other with the evening meal. Make sure that you do not miss any doses. If you have any questions about this, check with your health care professional.
If you miss a dose of chloroquine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
DOSAGE
The dosage of chloroquine phosphate is often expressed in terms of equivalent chloroquine base. Each 500 mg tablet of ARALEN contains the equivalent of 300 mg chloroquine base. In infants and children the dosage is preferably calculated by body weight.
Malaria: Suppression – Adult Dose: 500 mg (= 300 mg base) on exactly the same day of each week.
Pediatric Dose: The weekly suppressive dosage is 5 mg calculated as base, per kg of body weight, but should not exceed the adult dose regardless of weight.
If circumstances permit, suppressive therapy should begin two weeks prior to exposure. However, failing this in adults, an initial double (loading) dose of 1 g (= 600 mg base), or in children 10 mg base/kg may be taken in two divided doses, six hours apart. The suppressive therapy should be continued for eight weeks after leaving the endemic area.
For Treatment of Acute Attack.
Adults: An initial dose of 1 g (= 600 mg base) followed by an additional 500 mg (= 300 mg base) after six to eight hours and a single dose of 500 mg (= 300 mg base) on each of two consecutive days. This represents a total dose of 2.5 g chloroquine phosphate or 1.5 g base in three days.
The dosage for adults of low body weight and for infants and children should be determined as follows:
First dose: 10 mg base per kg (but not exceeding a single dose of 600 mg base).
Second dose: (6 hours after first dose) 5 mg base per kg (but not exceeding a single dose of 300 mg base).
Third dose: (24 hours after first dose) 5 mg base per kg.
Fourth dose: (36 hours after first dose) 5 mg base per kg.
For radical cure of vivax and malariae malaria concomitant therapy with an 8-aminoquinoline compound is necessary.
Extraintestinal Amebiasis: Adults,1 g (600 mg base) daily for two days, followed by 500 mg (300 mg base) daily for at least two to three weeks. Treatment is usually combined with an effective intestinal amebicide.
Chloroquine as known as:
- Aloquin,
- Aralen,
- Arechin,
- Avloclor,
- Avloquin,
- Chlorochin,
- Chloroquin,
- Chloroquine phosphate,
- Chloroquinum,
- Chloroson,
- Chlorquin,
- Clo-kit,
- Clorochina,
- Cloroquina,
- Delagil,
- Emquin,
- Heliopar,
- Jasochlor,
- Lariago,
- Malaraquin,
- Malarex,
- Malarivon,
- Maquine,
- Masaquin,
- Melubrin,
- Mirquin,
- Nivaquine,
- Nivaquine-p,
- Quinogal,
- Quinolex,
- Reconil,
- Resochin,
- Resochina,
- Riboquin,
- Serviquin,
- Weimerquin.
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an inflammatory disease of an autoimmune nature with a chronic course. The disease mainly affects young women. Lupus develops because a person’s immune system produces so-called antibodies that damage healthy cells. As a result, the connective tissue and its derivatives, as well as the vessels that nourish the body’s tissues, suffer.
The disease gets its name from the butterfly-shaped rash on the cheeks and bridge of the nose, which was previously considered a sign of wolf bites.
What is special about lupus?
Up to 90% of all patients with lupus are young women, and people of the Negroid and Mongoloid races are most susceptible to it. Lupus can even be diagnosed in newborns.
The disease is characterized by the development of the following lesions:
- arthralgia;
- arthritis;
- Raynaud’s phenomenon;
- rash;
- pleurisy
- pericarditis;
- decreased kidney function;
- damage to the central nervous system;
- change in the quantitative composition of blood.
The diagnosis is established by the presence of clinical manifestations and the results of special tests. Severe disease is treated with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants.
What are the causes of lupus?
Since this disease develops due to malfunctions of the immune system, it is impossible to become infected. For some reason, the human immune system loses the ability to distinguish foreign substances from its own tissues and cells, and begins to attack them. The result is an autoimmune reaction with an inflammatory course. Affected areas of the body may be painful, swollen, and red. Prolonged inflammation causes tissue damage and disrupts its normal functioning.
There is a theory that the dysfunction of the immune system is associated with a genetic predisposition combined with negative environmental influences. It is known that lupus can occur under the influence of the following factors:
- stress;
- intense exposure to the sun;
- viral infections;
- taking certain medications;
- hormonal imbalance.
Is it possible to prevent the development of lupus?
Unfortunately, there is no way around the disease. People cannot know that they are at risk. The recommendations are mainly aimed at containing the symptoms of the disease if it has already been identified:
- lead a healthy lifestyle;,
- protect yourself from stress;
- do not take hormonal medications without first consulting a doctor;
- be less exposed to direct sunlight.
What symptoms appear during the disease?
The disease can develop slowly, with symptoms occurring over several weeks to several years. Children may experience the following symptoms:
- fatigue;
- feeling overwhelmed;
- periodic or constant increase in body temperature;
- weight loss;
- poor appetite.
Then other symptoms are connected, which are associated with the fact that the disease affects one or more organs. Very often the disease affects the skin and mucous membranes.
Symptoms of a progressive disease include the following:
- skin rash, especially when exposed to the sun;
- sores in the nose or mouth;
- typical “butterfly” rash (in about a third of patients);
- hair loss;
- change in the color of the fingers (Raynaud’s syndrome);
- swelling and poor joint mobility;
- muscle pain;
- anemia;
- hematomas on the body;
- headache;
- convulsions;
- chest pain;
- kidney damage.
Kidney disease is the main factor that determines the prognosis of the disease. Symptoms of kidney dysfunction are:
- hypertension,
- presence of protein and blood in the urine;
- swelling of the feet, legs and eyelids.
Is the prognosis good for people with lupus?
Lupus is a chronic disease that is prone to relapses. It is unpredictable. In some patients, remission can last for years. If you consult a doctor in a timely manner and the acute phase of the disease is removed, the long-term prognosis is usually favorable. The 10-year survival rate is more than 95%. Coronary artery disease is a factor that leads to premature death.
How to treat lupus?
Depending on the course of the disease, an individual treatment regimen is selected. However, the drug Aralen, based on chloroquine phosphate, is indicated for almost all patients with lupus, regardless of the severity of the disease, because it reduces the frequency of exacerbations of the disease and reduces mortality. You can buy Aralen at a regular pharmacy, or order online.
In addition, the treatment regimen includes the following methods:
- Taking glucocorticosteroids.
- Using stem cells as a treatment.
- Use of immunosuppressants.
- Plasmapheresis.
- Taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Symptomatic therapy.
How does Aralen work against systemic lupus erythematosus?
Aralen has a moderate immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory effect due to the fact that it inhibits the synthesis of nucleic acids in cells. When taken orally, it is quickly absorbed in the digestive tract and distributed in the tissues of the body. It penetrates the placenta and enters breast milk, so the decision on treatment during pregnancy and lactation is made only by the attending physician. Aralen is well accepted by most patients and has a small list of contraindications. This is why it is so widely used in the treatment of lupus.
Where can you buy Aralen cheaply and without a doctor’s prescription?
In our online pharmacy there is a generic Aralen to order, the cost will pleasantly surprise you, the generic Aralen is a high-quality and effective analogue of the original drug. It is available in a similar dosage form and contains the same active substance – chloroquine phosphate, but its price is much lower. You can order generic Aralen online without a doctor’s prescription.