In many genetic diseases, a small error in the DNA code can have devastating effects. These errors, called nonsense mutations ...

If you take quinidine or similar drugs: If you take quinidine, quinine, or mefloquine, your doctor likely won’t prescribe Nuedexta for you. This is because Nuedexta contains quinidine.

I cut it down and it ballooned straight up again. My first book Mefloquine Dream about a motorcycle journey in West Africa did not have this challenge. For Valerie initially had multiple chapters on ...

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Praziquantel (PZQ) is currently the only drug widely used for the treatment of schistosomiasis, but the antimalarial drug mefloquine (Mef) possesses interesting antischistosomal properties.

Satellos Bioscience Chief Scientific Officer discusses early-stage trials of the company's Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug, ...

Despite increased malaria control efforts, recent reports indicate that over 1.2 million deaths due to malaria occurred in 2010. Pregnant women represent a particularly vulnerable risk group as ...

Repurposing existing therapies may help slow muscle weakness in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a new study suggests. Newly discovered mechanisms associated with chronic muscle inflammation ...

Introduction There are persistent gaps in access to affordable medicines. The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) includes medicines considered necessary for functional health systems. Methods ...