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Definition of Mefloquine

1. Noun. An antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people.

Definition of Mefloquine

1. Noun. Category:en:Drugs An antimalarial drug with the chemical formula C₁₇H₁₆F₆N₂O, used for the prevention and treatment of malaria ¹

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Medical Definition of Mefloquine

1. Alpha-2-piperidinyl-2,8-bis (trifluoromethyl)-4-quinolinemethanol. A phospholipid-interacting antimalarial drug. It is very effective against plasmodium falciparum with very few side effects. Pharmacological action: antimalarials. Chemical name: 4-Quinolinemethanol, alpha-2-piperidinyl-2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)-, (R*,S*)-(+-)- (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Mefloquine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Health Information for International Travel edited by Rosamond R. Dewart (1999)
"mefloquine is usually well tolerated, but precautions should be observed ... mefloquine prophylaxis should begin 1-2 weeks before travel to malarious areas. ..."

2. Health Information for International Travel by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"mefloquine is not recommended for children <15 kg. (30 Ibs.). Doxycycline is contraindicated in children <8 years of age. (See recommended dosages in Table ..."

3. Health Information for International Travel (1994) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"mefloquine has rarely been associated with serious adverse reactions (eg, psychoses, ... mefloquine is contraindicated for use by travelers with a known ..."

4. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... mefloquine HC1 TN=Lariam mefloquine HC1 TN=Lariam Megestrol acetate TN= Megace 3-557 LIST OF ORPHAN PRODUCTS DESIGNATIONS AND APPROVALS Melanoma cell ..."

5. Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program by Patricia M. Graves, Myron M. Levine (2006)
"By 1974, 26 new drugs (or combinations) had been developed, 11 completing clinical trials, with mefloquine as the flagship response to chloroquine-resistant ..."

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