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by jjaredsimpson 2311 days ago
I thought the name looked familiar. I'm not a doctor and I only googled for 10 minutes. I tore my achilles last year. I would never take this drug. I hope I'm off base.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroquine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-Aminoquinoline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinolone_antibiotic#Tendons

2 comments

Chloroquine =/= quinolone class of antibiotics
Quinolone is some nasty (but effective) stuff. Chloroquine has a more benign side effect profile.