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Mefloquine
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mefloquine /mef·lo·quine/ (mef´lo-kwin) an antimalarial effective against chloroquine-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax; used as the hydrochloride salt.
mef·lo·quine (mfl-kwn, -kwn)
n.
A drug used mainly for the prevention and treatment of malaria resistant to chloroquine phosphate.
Mefloquine
An antimalarial drug that was developed by the United States Army in the early 1980s. Today, malaria resistance to this drug has become a problem in some parts of Asia (especially Thailand and Cambodia).
An antimalarial drug that was developed by the United States Army in the early 1980s. Today, malaria resistance to this drug has become a problem in some parts of Asia (especially Thailand and Cambodia).
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