Medicines Mefloquine

Malaria, a tropical disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium, has been a major concern for centuries and has now extended to a great deal of the world s population, killing every year 1-2 million people. Different medicines are in use to cure or to prevent malaria. The classical natural medicine quinine was soon replenished with synthetic compounds such as primaquine, chloroquine and mefloquine. However, a major problem is still an increasing resistance towards these compounds. 

Cammittee on Safety of Medicines/Medicines Caitrol / ency. Mefloquine (Lariam) and neuropsychiatric reactions. Current Problems ( 996) 22,6. 

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