Hydroxychloroquine sulfate and Nephropathy - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Nephropathy is reported as a side effect among people who take Hydroxychloroquine sulfate (hydroxychloroquine sulfate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Prednisone, and have Renal disorder.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Nephropathy when taking Hydroxychloroquine sulfate. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 50,935 people who have side effects when taking Hydroxychloroquine sulfate from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

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 Nephropathy?

Nephropathy (damage to or disease of a kidney) is found to be associated with 895 drugs and 735 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Nephropathy.

On Aug, 05, 2026

50,935 people reported to have side effects when taking Hydroxychloroquine sulfate.
Among them, 19 people (0.04%) have Nephropathy.

Could Hydroxychloroquine sulfate cause Nephropathy?

Among these 19 people:

What is the gender of people who have Nephropathy when taking Hydroxychloroquine sulfate? *

female: 100 %
male: 0.0 %

What is the age of people who have Nephropathy when taking Hydroxychloroquine sulfate? *

What are other drugs people take besides Hydroxychloroquine sulfate? *

What are other side effects people have besides Nephropathy? *

Arthropathy: 11 people, 57.89%
Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 8 people, 42.11%
Chest Pain: 8 people, 42.11%
Stress And Anxiety: 7 people, 36.84%
Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 7 people, 36.84%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 7 people, 36.84%
Fever: 7 people, 36.84%
Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 7 people, 36.84%
Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 7 people, 36.84%
Pain: 7 people, 36.84%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Renal Disorder (kidney disease): 4 people, 21.05%
Vasculitis (inflammation of a blood vessel or blood vessels): 1 person, 5.26%
Pain: 1 person, 5.26%
Organising Pneumonia (pathologically by the presence in the distal air spaces of buds of granulation tissue): 1 person, 5.26%
Headache (pain in head): 1 person, 5.26%
Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 1 person, 5.26%
Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 1 person, 5.26%
Asthma: 1 person, 5.26%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It 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.

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.

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).

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