WASHINGTON -- A long-awaited report by Australian authorities into the effects of the anti-malaria drugs mefloquine and tafenoquine failed to draw the link many veterans around the world had hoped ...

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 ...

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 ...

In certain circles, including the military, the Peace Corps, and other organizations that send people into malarial zones for long periods of time, the drug – known as mefloquine -- has long had ...

Harin Karunajeewa receives funding from the Australian National Medical Research Council. Mefloquine, mainly sold as Lariam, is used to treat or prevent malaria – a parasitic illness transmitted ...

Two military doctors say Corrigan suffered a brain injury after taking the anti-malaria drug mefloquine. Corrigan, who was never in combat, says his very first dose caused hallucinations and ...

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

Mefloquine (as HCl) 250mg; scored tabs. Give with food and water. May crush tab and mix in water. Prophylaxis: 3–5mg/kg once weekly starting 1 week before departure, continuing during travel to ...

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

This study constitutes the first documented experience with mefloquine in this very important subgroup. Based on the results, we can conclude that malaria chemoprophylaxis with a weekly dose of ...