hydroxychloroquinen.
/hʌɪˌdrɒksɪˈklɔːrəkwɪn/, /hʌɪˌdrɒksɪˈklɒrəkwɪn/, U.S. /haɪˌdrɑksiˈklɔrəˌkwin/, /haɪˌdrɑksiˈklɔrəkw(ə)n/ Pharmacology.
A drug developed for the treatment of malaria and used in the treatment of certain autoimmune disorders, esp. rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.Hydroxychloroquine is a derivative of quinoline and is a hydroxylated form of chloroquine; C18H26ClN3O.
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1951 Chem. Week 15 Dec. 28/2 Sterling-Winthrop Research Institute reports a new, effective antimalarial. Called hydroxychloroquine, its activity (with experimental animals) is equal to that of chloroquine, but it is much safer in large doses.
1987 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 May 1289 Hydroxychloroquine was effective..in seven of 15 patients with palindromic rheumatism.
2020 Irish Independent (Nexis) 10 July 17 A string of studies..have found chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine ineffective against Covid-19.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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