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Mefloquine
Essential medicine status
Section:
6. Anti-infective medicines 6.5. Antiprotozoal medicines 6.5.3. Antimalarial medicines 6.5.3.2. Antimalarial medicines > For chemoprevention
ATC codes: P01BC02
EMLc
Indication
Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum ICD11 code: 1F40
INN
Mefloquine
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Solid: 250 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
EML status history
First added in 1991 (TRS 825)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Age restriction
> 3 months
Weight restriction
> 5 kg
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Mefloquine
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Mefloquine
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Mefloquine was endorsed by the Subcommittee to be included in the EMLc for the prophylactic treatment of malaria with a note to be used in children aged > 3 months or > 5 kg.