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Definition of Mephaquine
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.
Exact synonyms: Larium, Mefloquine, Mefloquine Hydrochloride
Generic synonyms: Antimalarial, Antimalarial Drug
Generic synonyms: Antimalarial, Antimalarial Drug
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mephaquine
Literary usage of Mephaquine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Kenya and Tanzania by Claude Herve-Bazin, Judith Farr (2000)
"The anti-malarial drug Mefloquine (sold under the brand name Lariam or mephaquine)
has been reported to have unpleasant side effects such as nausea. ..."