Journal article
Neuropsychiatric adverse effects of mefloquine - What do we know and what should we do?
- Abstract:
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Malaria is still one of the most important tropical diseases, killing millions every year. The number of effective drugs is limited, because of the ability of the causative parasite Plasmodium falciparum to develop drug resistance. Mefloquine, if possible in combination with an artemisinin derivative, is the only efficacious treatment left for uncomplicated but highly multidrug-resistant P. falciparum infections encountered in some areas. Mefloquine remains effective in most endemic areas wor...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- CNS DRUGS
- Volume:
- 11
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 1-8
- Publication date:
- 1999-01-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1172-7047
- Source identifiers:
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19992
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:19992
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- 1999
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