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mefloquine

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mef·lo·quine  (mfl-kwn, -kwn)
n.
A drug, C17H17ClF6N2O, used mainly for the treatment and prevention of chloroquine-resistant malaria.
[me(thyl) + fl(uoro)- + (chlor)oquine.]
mefloquine [ˈmɛfləʊˌkwiːn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a synthetic drug administered orally to prevent or treat malaria
[C20]
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Noun1.mefloquine - 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
Larium, mefloquine hydrochloride, Mephaquine
antimalarial, antimalarial drug - a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria
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Resistance along the Thai-Cambodia border started with chloroquine, followed by resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and mefloquine, drugs that have been used to treat malaria for several years.
WHO warns over new malaria strain by Aljazeera.net
Strains of malaria resistant to drugs such as mefloquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine also emerged several years ago at the Thai-Cambodian border.
Drug-resistant malaria threatens disease control: WHO by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
Strains of malaria resistant to drugs such as mefloquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine also emerged several years ago at the Thai-Cambodian border.
Drug-resistant malaria threatens disease control: WHO by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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