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

    –Skin rash with itching, that can sometimes be severe