Providing Answers, Support and Hope in Wisconsin
What is HCQ-SAFE©?
Hydroxychloroquine is a key medicine for people with lupus, and you need to take it for a long time. HCQ-SAFE© is an interactive picture guide that will help you understand how the medicine (hydroxychloroquine) works, how it helps with lupus over time, and its rare side effects. Experts and other people with lupus have helped make this guide.
What is HCQ-SAFE©?
HCQ-SAFE© is an interactive web-based shared decision-making tool that was developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin in partnership with patients, clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, and experts shared decision-making, web designing, and health literacy. This interactive tool helps patients weigh benefits against the rare harms of Hydroxychloroquine. This information helps patients feel supported and confident in their decisions to start or resume Hydroxychloroquine.