WASHINGTON -- A long-awaited report by Australian authorities into the effects of the anti-malaria drugs mefloquine and tafenoquine failed to draw the link many veterans around the world had hoped for ...

Researchers from LSTM Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group publish two systematic reviews this week about the safety of mefloquine (Lariam) for preventing malaria in travelers. "Mefloquine is at least ...

I am a wildlife photographer who frequently spends significant time in malarious areas, especially Africa and rainforests. I currently use mefloquine (Lariam) and experience no side effects. Follow-up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The spectre of a controversial antimalarial drug given to Canadian soldiers starting three decades ago emerged earlier this month ...

The antimalarial drug mefloquine has come under renewed fire from former Canadian soldiers who say the medication left them with anxiety, paranoia, depression, dizziness and permanent psychiatric ...

Review the side-effects of Mefloquine as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...

Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of mefloquine and proguanil in malaria prophylaxis in sickle cell anaemia. Design: Nonblind, prospective, multicentre study. Participants: The study ...

The federal government is now facing three lawsuits from eight people over the military’s use of mefloquine. The controversial anti-malarial drug was used by the Canadian Forces for its members ...

As the U.S. Africa Command surgeon, I felt compelled to respond to the Nov. 21 article "U.S. Army shelves anti-malarial drug." Protecting Africa Command personnel from the deadly form of malaria (P.

Mefloquine is an antimalarial agent, prescribed for malaria. It works by killing the organisms that cause malaria. The information provided on this page is intended to serve as a comprehensive ...

Canadian soldiers who are deployed to regions where malaria is prevalent will no longer be offered mefloquine as a first option for preventing the disease, the military has decided after a completing ...

Early 2020 saw the world break into what has been described as a "war-like situation": A pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the likes of ...