It is used for the treatment of malaria and prevent the malaria among people who visit different places where malaria can be common.
Taken with the help of a doctor's recommendation before taking this medicine.
Dose adjustment is required to avoid impact on the kidney.
It can increase the risk of dizziness.
It can affect the driving ability.
There is no any side effect till now.
There is no any side effect reported till now.
Mefloquine can help in treatment of mild to moderate cases of malaria that can cause by plasmodium falciparum as well as plasmodium vivax.
Malaria refers to a life-threatening disease can occur due to parasite and can be transmitted to human through infected mosquito bite.
Yes. Mefque is safe if used at the prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor
Mefque is used in the prevention and treatment of malaria
No. Mefloquine is an antimalarial drug with activity against malaria causing parasites. It is a quinine antimalarial and does not contain sulphur/ sulfa or quinolone
It is not recommended for use in babies below 3 months and weighing less than 5 kg
Yes. Insomnia (difficulty falling asleep) is a common side effect of Mefque treatment
Yes. Studies have indicated that Mefque is safe for use in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
Mefque is an antimalarial drug. It works by killing the malaria causing parasite by destroying the parasites at a crucial stage of development (asexual intraerythocytic stage)
No. Mefloquine is not the same as doxycycline or chloroquine. All three drugs have different mechanism of action and indications
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