Both real, ideal weight used in hydroxychloroquine toxicity screening for some patients

While guideline-based protocols for hydroxychloroquine dosing adequately protect the majority of individuals, calculations can be “complicated” in vulnerable patients, according to a speaker.
“The problem is with the outliers,” Yasha Modi, MD, of New York University, said at the virtual OSN New York Retina meeting.
In outlier patients, Modi suggested considering both ideal body weight dosing as well as real body weight calculations to guide decision-making.
At NYU, the screening guidelines for hydroxychloroquine toxicity are “very much like” current guidelines