Mefloquine was approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1989. Then, in 2013, the FDA published a safety alert about the drug and placed a black box warning on the drug label.

The body of a Brazilian tourist who fell down a ravine at an Indonesian volcano popular with hikers has been retrieved, Indonesia's rescue agency said Wednesday. It took rescuers at least five ...

Mefloquine was one of around 250,000 chemical compounds tested for malaria-killing activity in the 1960s by the United States military who needed to protect troops from malaria in the tropics.

U.S. troops given anti-malaria drug despite concern of side effects 04:33. WASHINGTON --When Jimmy Corrigan left on deployment in the Navy three years ago, he was in the best physical shape of his ...

Anyone who’s ever taken the antimalarial drug Mefloquine will tell you about the dreams. I was back in Haditha, Iraq, where Wimberg was killed. I was in the alleyway between the two buildings re ...

Researchers from LSTM Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group publish two systematic reviews this week about the safety of mefloquine (Lariam) for preventing malaria in travellers.

By adding mefloquine to the mix, doctors might be able to reduce the dose of aminoglycosides needed. That would mean fewer side effects, which could open the door for longer and safer treatment.

Early the morning of March 11, 2012, Army staff sergeant Robert Bales left his remote outpost in an impoverished region of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan and killed 16 people in two nearby villages.

The antimalarial drug mefloquine could help treat genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, as well as some cancers. In these diseases, a mutation in the genetic code ...

Mefloquine would certainly be the easiest regimen to ... has been shown to have 83% protective efficacy in semi-immune Kenyan adults vs only 72% in nonimmune transmigrants in Indonesia.

The antimalarial drug mefloquine could help treat genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, as well as some cancers. In these diseases, a mutation in the genetic code ...

Review the side-effects of Mefloquine as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication.