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Table 3 HCQ adverse drug reactions know

From: A data-driven pipeline to extract potential adverse drug reactions through prescription, procedures and medical diagnoses analysis: application to a cohort study of 2,010 patients taking hydroxychloroquine with an 11-year follow-up

Localization

Adverse effect

Frequency

Related association signals

Gastrointestinal disorders

Abdominal pain, nausea

Very common

metopimazine

Diarrhea, vomiting

Common

metopimazine

Eye disorders

Blurring of vision due to a disturbance of accommodation

Common

eyes procedures

Retinopathy with changes in pigmentation and visual field defects

Uncommon

eyes procedures

Cases of maculopathies and macular degeneration have been reported

Not known

eyes procedures

Cardiac disorders

Cardiomyopathy which may result in cardiac failure and in some cases a fatal outcome

Not known

No signal

Ear and labyrinth disorders

Vertigo, tinnitus

Uncommon

No signal

Hearing loss

Not known

No signal

Nervous system disorders

Headache

Common

No signal

Dizziness

Uncommon

No signal

Convulsions have been reported with this class of drugs

Not known

No signal

Psychiatric disorders

Affect lability

Common

No signal

Nervousness

Uncommon

No signal

Psychosis

Not known

No signal

Immune system disorders

Urticaria, angioedema, bronchospasm

Not known

No signal

Blood and Lymphatic system disorders

Bone-marrow depression, anemia, aplastic anemia, agranulocytosis, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia

Not known

No signal

Hepatobiliary disorders

Abnormal liver function tests

Uncommon

No signal

Fulminant hepatic failure

Not known

No signal

Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders

Skin rash, pruritus

Common

No signal

Pigmentation disorders in skin and mucous membranes, bleaching of hair, alopecia

Uncommon

No signal

Bullous eruptions including erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms, photosensitivity, exfoliative dermatitis, acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis

Not known

No signal

Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

Skeletal muscle myopathy or neuromyopathy leading to progressive weakness and atrophy of proximal muscle groups

Not known

No signal

Metabolism and nutrition disorders

Anorexia

Common

No signal

Hypoglycemia

Unknown

No signal

  1. Very common (≥ 1/10), Common (≥ 1/100 to < 1/10), Uncommon (≥ 1/1,000 to < 1/100), Rare (≥ 1/10,000 to < 1/1,000), Very rare (< 1/10,000), not known (cannot be estimated from the available data)