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Mefloquine

ID 124

Mefloquine

 

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This page connects the medicine to linked conditions, symptom side effects, contraindication records and pregnancy/lactation notes stored in the EveryoneHealthy database.

Important: this is educational information only. Medicine decisions should be checked with a doctor, pharmacist or qualified health professional, especially for pregnancy, breastfeeding, chronic illness, allergies, or multiple medicines.

Caution: pregnancy, lactation and medicine notes

Caution: these are database notes only and must be interpreted by a qualified clinician or pharmacist before making any medicine decision.

PregnancySafe to use

Conditions linked to this drug

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These are database treatment/medicine relationship links for educational browsing.

Possible side effects / symptoms

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These symptom links come from the EH drug side-effect tables. They do not prove a medicine caused a symptom in any individual person.

Diarrhoea (Diarrhea)CommonDizzinessCommonDizziness or a Spinning Sensation (Vertigo)CommonHeadache (Cephalgia)CommonInsomniaCommonMind: Sleep DisturbancesCommonNauseaCommonPain AbdominalCommonSleepiness or Drowsiness (Somnolence)CommonVomitingCommonBehaviour: AggressionUncommonBlood Transaminase Raised in LiverUncommonBreath Shortness (Dyspnoea)UncommonEye: Vision ImpairmentUncommonHeart or Pulse Rate Raised (Tachycardia)UncommonHeart Rate Decrease Or Abnormally Low (Bradycardia)UncommonMind: AgitationUncommonMind: AnxietyUncommonMind: PanicUncommonMind: PsychosisUncommonPain Muscle (Myalgia)UncommonPain: ChestUncommonSeizuresUncommonSkin RashUncommonBlood Dyscrasia (Disorder Of Cellular Formation Of Blood)RareSkin: Severe And Serious Skin Rash (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome)Rare

Condition contraindication links

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These links come from the EH contraindication tables. They are safety prompts for clinician/pharmacist review, not personal medical advice.

Condition warningDepressionCondition warningEpilepsyCondition warningEpilepsy: Absence SeizureCondition warningEpilepsy: Atonic Generalized SeizureCondition warningEpilepsy: Complex Partial SeizureCondition warningEpilepsy: Generalized Tonic Clonic SeizureCondition warningEpilepsy: Myoclonic Generalized SeizureCondition warningEpilepsy: Simple Partial SeizureCondition warningEpilepsy: Status EpilepticusCondition warningEpilepsy: Tonic Generalized Seizure

Drug-drug contraindication links

4

Check all medicine combinations with a doctor or pharmacist, especially prescription, over-the-counter and natural products.

Drug warningDigoxinDrug warningHydroxychloroquineDrug warningQuinineDrug warningSodium Valproate

Caution: contraindicated drug classes

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No drug-class contraindication links are listed yet.

Other contraindication notes

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No other contraindication notes are listed yet.

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