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PAD Profile : Hydroxychloroquine sulfate - Rheumatology indications
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Committee Recommendations
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists issued guidelines which recommend that all patients planning to take hydroxychloroquine long term i.e. over five years have a baseline examination in a hospital eye department ideally within six months, but definitely within 12 months. Patients should be referred for annual screening after five years of therapy and be reviewed annually thereafter whilst on therapy.
East Surrey Place: see narrative below from Feb 2020
Guildford & Waverley Place: A retinopathy screening service is provided by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. A self-populating referral form is available on EMIS.
North West Surrey Place: A retinopathy screening service is provided by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. A self-populating referral form is available on EMIS.
Guidelines from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists: Hydroxychloroquine-and-Chloroquine-Retinopathy-Monitoring-Guideline.pdf (rcophth.ac.uk)
ESCCG and SASH LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS:
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists issued guidelines which recommend that all patients planning to take hydroxychloroquine long term i.e. over five years have a baseline examination in a hospital eye department ideally within six months, but definitely within 12 months. Patients should be referred for annual screening after five years of therapy and be reviewed annually thereafter whilst on therapy.
A retinopathy screening service is available at SASH NHS Trust and three referral letters have been developed for use - see template letters below