
Mefloquine is an antimalarial drug used as a prophylaxis against and treatment for malaria. It is also goes by the trade name Lariam.
Lariam is used to prevent malaria (malaria prophylaxis) and also in the treatment of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria.
Lariam is the drug of choice to treat malaria (although not necessarily to prevent malaria) caused by chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium vivax.
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