changes in the treatments used for preventing malaria

October 2013

You'll see changes in the treatments used for preventing malaria...in patients travelling to certain foreign destinations.

Mefloquine (Lariam, etc) will have stronger warnings for serious psychiatric effects and sometimes PERMANENT sensory system effects...such as dizziness, loss of balance, and ringing in the ears.

Some military groups have even stopped using it due to the risks.

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changes in the treatments used for preventing malaria

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