Recent news on Mefloquine

Controversies and Misconceptions in Malaria Chemoprophylaxis for ...  -  May 22, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),We reviewed studies on tolerability of mefloquine with particular focus on its neuropsychiatric adverse effects and influence on performance.

Article outlines current recommendations for treating malaria in ...  -  May 22, 2007
SpiritIndia,Indonesia or Papua New Guinea, in which case atovaquone-proguanil is best, with mefloquine or quinine plus tetracycline or doxycycline as alternatives.

Frequent Traveler Q & A: Protecting your health while on the road  -  May 24, 2007
International Herald Tribune,There is risk from chloroquine-resistant malaria, for which the choice of drugs is between Malarone, doxycyline, or mefloquine. Some drugs can have serious

Man blames drug for events leading to murder  -  Apr 30, 2007
Legalbrief (subscription),Van Zyl claimed that he had taken Mefloquine. The medication made him feel disoriented and confused. Van Zyl also told the court he had slit his wrists.

Artemether-lumefantrine most effective combination therapy for ...  -  May 22, 2007
Aidsmap,The ACTs include artesunate + mefloquine (AS/MQ), artesunate + SP (AS/SP), artemether-lumefantrine (ART/LUM), and amodiaquine+artesunate (AQ/AS).

CDC Urges Prompt Treatment for Travel-Acquired Malaria  -  May 22, 2007
MedPage Today,In cases of infection with P vivax malaria acquired in Indonesia or Papua New Guinea, the treatment of choice is atovaquone-proguanil, with mefloquine or

Improving Surveillance for Antimalarial Drug Resistance  -  May 22, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),...atovaquone, and proguanil almost immediately because of preexisting reduced susceptibility), while others retained effectiveness longer (eg, mefloquine,

Malaria in Multiple Family Members—Chicago, Illinois, 2006  -  May 22, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),They consulted their primary physician, who treated them presumptively with mefloquine, without taking a blood smear. D Glikman, MD, JF Marcinak, MD,

Ziprasidone Syrup (Ziprasidone capsule) Information  -  May 18, 2007
American Chronicle,Amiodarone, dofetilide, dolasetron, droperidol, levomethadyl, mefloquine, moxifloxacin, pentamidine, pimozide, quinidine, sotalol, sparfloxacin, tacrolimus,

Weitz: anti-malaria drug 'not a killer'  -  26 Apr 2007
Independent Online,A pharmacologists has told the Cape High Court that committing murder has never been reported as a side effect of taking the anti-malarial drug, Mefloquine.

Just one bite  -  Apr 2, 2007
Taipei Times,...prophylactics such as Lariam (mefloquine) and Malarone (atovaquone/proguanil) are between 90 percent and 100 percent effective when used with

Cipla inks pact with DNDi for anti-malarial combination drug  -  Feb 15, 2007
Myiris.com,The drug, a new fixed dose combination of artesunate and mefloquine, will be manufactured by Cipla using the technology developed by DNDi.

Increasing options available for malaria prophylaxis in children  -  Feb 1, 2007
AAP News (subscription)Weekly chemoprophylaxis with mefloquine can be given to children of any size or age. Daily chemoprophylaxis with atovaquone/proguanil (Malarone) can be

Beat the shivers the right way  -  Jan 30, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),The following combinations are recommended by WHO: artemether - lumefantrine, artesunate - amodiaquine, artesunate - mefloquine, artesunate - sulphadoxine

Can Curry Help Cure Malaria?  -  Dec 28, 2006
Red Herring,It is, however, used in combination with synthetic compounds like amodiaquine, mefloquine, piperaquine, and lumefantrine because if used alone,

Mother’s Quest for Answers in Son’s Death Continues  -  Dec 13, 2006
Lincoln County News,...“Blood tests for mefloquine following his death were negative,� wrote Cordts, and there was no evidence of an anaphylactic reaction.

Continuing Medical Education-V Fight Malaria - Anti-malarial drugs  -  Dec 5, 2006
Newindpress (subscription),These drugs include quinine, chloroquine, sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine combination, mefloquine, atemisinin derivatives etc. Other anti-malarial drugs act on

Keeping Your Children Safe When Traveling Abroad  -  Dec 17, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),If traveling to areas where mosquitoes carry the disease, make sure your children take medication - typically, chloroquine or mefloquine - to prevent

Avoiding Disaster In Adventure Travel  -  Dec 17, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),If going to a subtropical area where malaria is present, take prophylactic medications (typically, Chloroquine or mefloquine) to protect against malaria.

Immunizations For Traveling Abroad  -  Dec 16, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),There is also currently no vaccine for malaria, and daily medication (such as atovaquone/proguanil, doxycycline, or mefloquine) is needed to protect against

A military outbreak spurs research  -  Dec 4, 2006
Scientist,...chloroquine in 1949, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in 1983, mefloquine in 1989, doxycycline in 1992, and atovaquone-proguanil in 2000, to name several.

Individualized Strategies Needed for Prevention of Malaria in Long ...  09 Nov 2006
...process. Data on safety of chemoprophylaxis drugs show reasonable clinical support for long-term use, particularly for mefloquine.". ... -Infection Control Today, ARTECOM clinical malaria trials require urgent funding  Oct 16, 2006
...follow up for 28 days, the cure rate of falciparum malaria was 96.9 per cent with recrudescence of 3.1 per cent, randomly compared with mefloquine 1250mg (cure ... -IPP Media - Guardian, Tom Hall of Lonely Planet answers your questions about worldwide ...  Oct 21, 2006
...the central highlands. Mefloquine or Malarone are usually prescribed as anti-malarials, but check with your doctor. Risk levels ... -The Observer, The dangers of counterfeit anti-infectives  Sep 5, 2006
In addition, counterfeit mefloquine and artesunate, two more expensive anti-malaria drugs, were first noticed in Cambodia in 1998, where artesunate ... -Computer Business Review

Theme Issue on Malaria A Call for Papers  Sep 12, 2006
1 ; and the discovery and use of other antimalarial drugs and drug combinations, including sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, mefloquine, atovaquone-proguanic, quinine ... -Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

Continuing Medical Education-V Fight Malaria - Anti-malarial drugs  -  Dec 5, 2006
Newindpress (subscription),These drugs include quinine, chloroquine, sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine combination, mefloquine, atemisinin derivatives etc. Other anti-malarial drugs act on

A military outbreak spurs research  -  Dec 4, 2006
Scientist,...chloroquine in 1949, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in 1983, mefloquine in 1989, doxycycline in 1992, and atovaquone-proguanil in 2000, to name several.

Ask Science  Jun 30, 2006
Resistance to mefloquine (sold under the brand names Lariam and Mefliam) has been documented in rare cases in east Africa and more commonly in Southeast Asia. ... -New York Times

Malaria on Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas  Jun 28, 2006
...island of Great Exuma. Alternatively, atovaquone/proguanil (malarone), doxycycline or mefloquine can be used. It is important to ... -Government of Canada Newsroom

Pill-free in India  Jul 11, 2006
The current official advice is for chloroquine, together with proguanil (except in Assam where resistance is more widespread) and mefloquine, doxycycline or ... -Belfast Telegraph

Help! Summer's here and we've still not booked our holiday  Jun 24, 2006
Anti-malarial tablets do not guarantee protection and areas where mefloquine (brand name Larium) is the recommended treatment should be avoided, as it is ... -The Observer



Malaria Medicines and Treatment  Apr 10, 2006
Mefloquine (Lariam(r)) is a highly effective weekly dosage prophylactic, but it does require a doctor's prescription because it has some contra-indications. ... - Daily Observer



The New Malaria Drug Policy  Feb 28, 2006
Artesunate plus mefloquine was also not selected because Ghana is in a high transmission area and this is recommended and reversed for areas where malaria ... - Daily Graphic,

Health bureau states medical claim limits for Taiwanese tourists  Feb 3, 2006
...'. For Chloroquin resistant countries such as South Africa and various countries in South East Asia, the BHP suggests travelers to take Mefloquine. ... - eTaiwan News,

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