Mefloquine (Systemic)
Brand Names : Lariam
CategoryDescriptionMefloquine (ME-floe-kwin) belongs to a group of medicines called antimalarials.
It is used to prevent or treat malaria, a red blood cell infection transmitted
by the bite of a mosquito.
Malaria transmission occurs in large areas of Central and South America,
Hispaniola, sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the
Middle East, and Oceania. Country-specific information on malaria can be obtained
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or from the CDC's
web site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel
.
This medicine may cause some serious side effects. Therefore, it is usually
used only to prevent the symptoms of malaria or to treat serious malaria infections
in areas where it is known that other medicines may not work.
Mefloquine is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following
dosage form:
Oral
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Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Brand NamesSome commonly used brand names are:
In the U.S. -
In Canada -
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