SAN DIEGO — Patients with lupus who maintained hydroxychloroquine blood levels of 750 ng/ml to 1,200 ng/ml exhibited 71% to 90% lower risk for high lupus disease activity, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2023.
“Hydroxychloroquine is a great medication for lupus management, as it prolongs disease-free and damage-free survival in lupus, yet the optimal dosing of hydroxychloroquine is still unclear,” Shivani Garg, MD, MS, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Lupus and Lupus Nephritis Clinics, told Healio. “While ophthalmology guidelines highlight