mefloquine hydrochloride

mefloquine hydrochloride
mef·lo·quine hy·dro·chlo·ride (mefґlo-kwin) [USP] a synthetic 4-quinolone methanol compound used as an antimalarial, effective against chloroquine-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax; administered orally for the treatment of falciparum and vivax malaria, as well as for prophylaxis of the falciparum type.

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