Mefloquine

🧮 Dose calculator

Malaria (prophylaxis and treatment) · Regimen source: FDA Mefloquine · Dosage and Administration

• • With food and at least 240 mL water. In P. vivax follow with primaquine to prevent relapse. FDA Mefloquine · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Mefloquine · Pregnancy

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Mefloquine · Nursing Mothers

  “Caution should be exercised when administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Mefloquine · Pediatric Use

  “The safety and effectiveness of mefloquine for the treatment of malaria in pediatric patients below the age of 6 months have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Mefloquine · Geriatric Use

  “Since electrocardiographic abnormalities have been observed in individuals treated with mefloquine (see PRECAUTIONS ) and underlying cardiac disease is more prevalent in elderly than in younger patients, the benefits of mefloquine therapy should be weighed against the possibility of adverse cardiac effects in elderly …”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.