Noun: mefloquine
- An antimalarial drug (trade name Lariam and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people
"Travelers to malaria-endemic regions were advised about the potential side effects of mefloquine";
- mefloquine hydrochloride, Lariam, Mephaquine
Type of: antimalarial, antimalarial drug
Encyclopedia: Mefloquine