Hello Helen
Plaquenil isn't indicated for organ involvement. However it is a general disease modifying agent with numerous useful side benefits and many people who need additional drugs stay on it and remain on it after the more severe forms of disease have been treated successfully. Plaquenil is a first oral medicine and a basic medicine but there's probably not much point adding it as this stage. Later it could be worth starting it later as a sort of "guarantee" or help to keeping disease stable.
The drugs most often added for organ involvement are the immunosuppressants, Imuran/azathioprine and Cellcept or/ and Cytoxan, along with Prednisone, as needed and depending on response.
I'm sorry you have the kidney disease to deal with and hope it can be quickly brought under control
All the best
Hugs
Clare
Plaquenil isn't indicated for organ involvement. However it is a general disease modifying agent with numerous useful side benefits and many people who need additional drugs stay on it and remain on it after the more severe forms of disease have been treated successfully. Plaquenil is a first oral medicine and a basic medicine but there's probably not much point adding it as this stage. Later it could be worth starting it later as a sort of "guarantee" or help to keeping disease stable.
The drugs most often added for organ involvement are the immunosuppressants, Imuran/azathioprine and Cellcept or/ and Cytoxan, along with Prednisone, as needed and depending on response.
I'm sorry you have the kidney disease to deal with and hope it can be quickly brought under control
All the best
Hugs
Clare