Mefloquine: Contraindicated in patients with mood, psychotic or seizure disorders

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1147-

  Wooltorton, Eric ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DIGOXIN; DOXYCYCLINE; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGE; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY; BOOK; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALARIA; NAUSEA; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PANIC; PARANOIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOSIS; QT INTERVAL; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL; TREMOR; VERTIGO;

EID: 0036438886     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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