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What strategies have you found most helpful to improve adherence to hydroxychloroquine among patients with lupus?

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Rheumatology · University of Alabama Birmingham

In my practice, three approaches have been most useful:

  • Make adherence measurable. I routinely check whole-blood hydroxychloroquine levels and review the trend with patients in a nonjudgmental way. This creates accountability and turns an otherwise “invisible” treatment into something concrete that ...

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Rheumatology · MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Great question. This is something I think about a lot. I don't have the perfect answer, but here's how I'm currently approaching it:

Reviewing the importance of HCQ at every visit, in patient-friendly terms. I make it clear why they are on the medicine and what it does for them. I say, "This is the ...

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