Prescription Drugs Used in the Treatment of Scleroderma

The following is a list provided by Dr. Philip Clements, a scleroderma researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, during a presentation in Sacramento, Ca. on May 31^st, 2003.

• Prilosec
  
• Prevacid
  
• Aciphex
  
• Protonix
  
• Nexium

• Reglan
  
• Erythromycin
  
• Domperidone (not approved in USA)

 Antibiotics (for suppression of diarrhea)

• Amoxicillin
  
• Cipro
  
• Flagyl
  
• Doxycyline
  
• Bactrim D/S

 Antinflamitory

• Cytoxan
  
• Gamma IFN (interferon)

 Active Aleveolitis

• Imuran
• CTX
  
• Prednisone 

 Investigational Anti-Fibrotics

• Endothelin-1
  
• TGF-B
  
• CTGF
  

 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

• Naproxyn
  
• Daypro
  
• Relafen 
  

The drug successfully used by Dusty during her illness is, Plaquenil. (hydroxychloroquine)

The following are different medications that have frequently been mentioned by conversations between Dusty and those afflicted with Scleroderma. They were either currently taking these medications or had in the past.

• Methotrexate
  
• Azathioprine
  
• Cyclosporin
  
• Penacillamine