Is Plaquenil an immunosuppressant? If so, is there an increased risk for me to contract COVID-19 in my job?

38-year-old woman4 years ago

Small precision: I work with a pediatric clientele (which does not always have the reflex to cough into its elbow). Moreover, I am regularly in contact with saliva since I have to perform oral interventions.

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Alexandre Chagnon · 4 years ago

Good evening ma'am,

Plaquenil™ is not considered a drug that reduces the immune system enough for it to increase your risk significantly. In short, you are not at a higher risk than the rest of the population for contracting COVID.

Good evening,

Alexandre Chagnon, pharmacist

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I worked as a pharmacist in the emergency department of the Granby Hospital for 6 years before dedicating myself to Ask your Pharmacist. I completed my education in telehealth at Jefferson University in Philadelphia and are recently completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Informatics at Université de Sherbrooke.

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