Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a molecule from the 4-aminoquinoline family which is utilized for the treatment of many diseases.This is one of the essential drugs, as per WHO.HCQ has been an anti-malarial drug and is also used for the treatment of autoimmune and rheumatic diseases.This molecule is repurposed for many types of diseases, either alone or in combination with other drugs.This review article discusses its synthetic methodologies and approved applications along with repurposed studies.This article covers HCQ applications in anti-cancer activity, anti-rheumatic activity, epigenetic activity, systemic lupus erythematosus, and COVID-19.
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