Quinacrine (also called Atabrine)
- Quinacrine is taken as 1 pill once a day.
- It is used if hydroxychloroquine didn’t work well enough for lupus skin disease or if hydroxychloroquine is not tolerated.
- Quinacrine’s side effects include:
–Diarrhea, nausea, stomach upset
–Dizziness
–Yellow skin discoloration and skin rash with itching that can sometimes be severe