mefloquine
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of mefloquine
C20
Example Sentences
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In Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America, P. falciparum has developed resistance to the anti-malarial drugs chloroquine, mefloquine, and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
A retired Army officer who headed up the prosecution team said he never saw any documentation in Bales’ medical records that he took mefloquine in Iraq or Afghanistan.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2017
As at August 2015, mefloquine constituted only 1.2% of all anti-malaria tablets held and, in terms of doses for a six-month deployment, only 14% of the stock, the MoD said.
From BBC • May 23, 2016
Ten to 20 percent of his patients traveling to malaria-prone areas now receive a mefloquine prescription, he said.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2013
When I started telling him about the mefloquine theory, Bumgarner told me Hickman was “a nutbag.”
From Newsweek
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