How effective is Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate for Arthritis? (a real world drug study)

Summary:

Overall ratings: 3/5
Long term ratings: 3.1/5

This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Hydroxychloroquine sulfate (hydroxychloroquine sulfate) is for Arthritis and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 58 Hydroxychloroquine sulfate users and is updated continuously.

What is Hydroxychloroquine sulfate?

Hydroxychloroquine sulfate has active ingredients of hydroxychloroquine sulfate. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 52,084 Hydroxychloroquine sulfate users. Check the latest studies of Hydroxychloroquine sulfate.

What is Arthritis?

Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints) is found to be associated with 1,963 drugs and 2,259 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Arthritis.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

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On Sep, 02, 2026

58 people are studied for taking Hydroxychloroquine sulfate in Arthritis

Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Does Hydroxychloroquine sulfate work for your Arthritis (overall)?

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Does Hydroxychloroquine sulfate work for your Arthritis (long term)?

Hydroxychloroquine sulfate effectiveness for Arthritis (number of people):

Overall:

not at all: 4
somewhat: 14
moderate: 23
high: 11
very high: 6

Long Term:

not at all: 2
somewhat: 7
moderate: 16
high: 3
very high: 5

Gender of people who take Hydroxychloroquine sulfate for Arthritis *:

female: 77.59 %
male: 22.41 %

Age of people who take Hydroxychloroquine sulfate for Arthritis *:

0-1: 0.0 %
2-9: 0.0 %
10-19: 1.72 %
20-29: 6.9 %
30-39: 5.17 %
40-49: 18.97 %
50-59: 31.03 %
60+: 36.21 %

Who find Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate more effective for Arthritis?

Gender of people who take Hydroxychloroquine sulfate for Arthritis *:

female: 70.59 %
male: 29.41 %

Age of people who take Hydroxychloroquine sulfate for Arthritis *:

0-1: 0.0 %
2-9: 0.0 %
10-19: 0.0 %
20-29: 5.88 %
30-39: 11.76 %
40-49: 11.76 %
50-59: 35.29 %
60+: 35.29 %

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Hydroxychloroquine sulfate?

- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Hydroxychloroquine sulfate safety and effectiveness.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Related studies

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:

Hydroxychloroquine sulfate (52,084 reports)

Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:

Arthritis (188,669 reports)

How the study uses the data?

The study is based on hydroxychloroquine sulfate (the active ingredients of Hydroxychloroquine sulfate) and Hydroxychloroquine sulfate (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

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