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Mefloquine

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Definition: A phospholipid-interacting antimalarial drug (ANTIMALARIALS). It is very effective against PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM with very few side effects.     
Pharmacological Action Antimalarials 		Other names WR177,602; WR142,490; WR 177,602; WR 142,490; Ro215998001; Ro 21 5998 001; Hoffmann La Roche Brand of Mefloquine Hydrochlorid; WR-177,602; WR-142,490; Roche Brand of Mefloquine Hydrochloride; Ro-21-5998-001; Mephloquine; Mefloquine Hydrochloride; Lariam; Hoffmann-La Roche Brand of Mefloquine HydrochloridDrugs* : MEFLOQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE; LARIAM
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Ro 14-0518  73241-14-2   Mefloquine/*analogs & derivatives. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1990;84(4):503
alpha-2-pyridinyl-2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4-quinolinemethanol  68496-04-8   Mefloquine/*analogs & derivatives. J Chromatrogr 1988;427(2):295
Ro 21-5104  35853-50-0   Mefloquine/*analogs & derivatives. J Chromatogr 1988;427(2):295
mefloquine-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine  69191-18-0 Benzenesulfonamide, 4-amino-N-(5,6-dimethoxy-4-pyrimidinyl)-, mixt. with 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-2,4-pyrimidinediamine and (R*,S*)-(+-)-alpha-2-piperidinyl-2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4-quinolinemethanol monohydrochloride  *Pyrimethamine *Sulfadoxine Drug Combinations Mefloquine/*analogs & derivatives.
Pharma Action Antimalarials 		Bull WHO 1985;63(3):611

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