Mefloquine is a synthetic compound but its chemical structure is based on one of the first malaria drugs, quinine, that comes from the bark of South America’s Cinchona tree. It’s not certain ...

Mefloquine is an anti-malarial drug that can have many different side effects. Some of these can be difficult to handle if you’re not prepared. Mefloquine was prescribed for a large number of ...

A team of scientists from Japan has identified the approved antimalarial agent, mefloquine, as a potential candidate to treat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 ...

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 ...

Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of mefloquine and proguanil in malaria prophylaxis in sickle cell anaemia. Design: Nonblind, prospective, multicentre study. Participants ...

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 ...