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Does Plaquenil Tablet Reduce The Count Of White Blood Cells?

I took Plaquenil for 8 month , I started in November 2017 with 400 mg two months then I started 200 mg for 5 months. The count of white cells was 5.7 in November and in January was 3.7 and in May become 2.5 .is the decrease of white cells due to the use of Plaquenil tablet My email is YYYY@YYYY
posted on Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

As per my clinical experience, a number of patients do have alterations in platelet counts, white blood cells and other blood parameters after consumption of hydroxychloroquine. You must discuss with your consultant regarding the same for further doses intake.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Purva Patel
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Does Plaquenil Tablet Reduce The Count Of White Blood Cells?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. As per my clinical experience, a number of patients do have alterations in platelet counts, white blood cells and other blood parameters after consumption of hydroxychloroquine. You must discuss with your consultant regarding the same for further doses intake. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Purva Patel