Hydroxychloroquine is used as a malaria preventative medication.
Hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial medication, is used to prevent malaria. You can obtain a prescription to take hydroxychloroquine before, during, and after a trip to a country where malaria is common. One dose per week will be administered beginning one week before the trip, one dose per week will be administered while on the trip, and one dose will be administered each week for four weeks after the trip.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention keeps an up-to-date list of places where this medication is advised for use; nonetheless, hydroxychloroquine is ineffective in all nations where malaria is common.
