"I'd give anything if I could feel like I did ... to be the person I was before I took Lariam."
MEFLOQUINE (LARIAM) ACTION
August 2009: Lariam (mefloquine), manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals, is no longer being sold under that trade name in the United States. Generic mefloquine, however, is widely available here and in other countries. The name of our organization and website have been changed to reflect the change to generic mefloquine.
Articles about Lariam
This comprehensive review explains in plain English what goes on when a person reacts adversely to mefloquine, suggests why it happens to some and not others, and offers convincing evidence to back up the theory. Posted August 25, 2010.
Fort Campbell (KY) Tries to Stop Soldier Suicides,” Kristin M. Hall, ABCNews/US. Adam Kuligowski (see story) was taking mefloquine before his death. Broadcast April 25, 2010.
“The answer to the riddle is me,” the compelling audio about a man who totally lost his memory while taking mefloquine. Download for a minimal fee: fast forward to 37 minutes. This American Life, Jan 22, 2010.
Mefloquine prescriptions in the presence of contraindications: prevalence among US military personnel in Afghanistan, 2007, Remington L. Nevin, MD, MPH, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (2009).
Drugs to Prevent Malaria in Travelers [summary]. Comprehensive review finds mefloquine to be the only FDA-approved antimalaria drug associated with death. Jacquerioz FA, Croft AM, Cochrane Review, Oct. 2009.
Two Anti-Malaria Drugs Have Fewer Side Effects. Malarone and doxycycline have fewer adverse effects than mefloquine. ABC News (Reuters), Oct. 7, 2009.
Obituary: Sue Rose, Founder, Mefloquine (Lariam) Action, Sept. 8, 2009.
Lost to Lariam? by Kari Lydersen, Chicago Reader, Sept. 09.
Epileptogenic potential of mefloquine chemoprophylaxis: a pathogenic hypothesis, Remington L Nevin, Malaria Journal 2009, 5 August 2009.
Drugs, death, and the manufacture of doubt, by Dan Olmsted, posted on “Age of Autism” blog. MANY comments about Lariam follow the article. [ April 2009]
“The Army has dropped Lariam,” reports Kelly Kennedy, Army Times, March 22, 2009. Re Army Surgeon General’s Orders of Feb. 2, 2009 (see below).
“Create a Consistent Drug Policy,” letter to Stars&Stripes (second letter), Dr. (Maj.) Remington Nevin, March 25, 2009.
“Lariam can do real harm,” letter to Stars&Stripes, CDR William J. Manofsky (USNR ret), March 18, 2009. (More S&S under “Military”)
Anti-malaria drug limited due to risks, Jeff Schogol, Stars & Stripes, Marcy 5, 2009.
Soldiers Committing Suicide by Jason Notte, The Phoenix [Boston], March 11, 2009.
Updated Guidance on Use of Mefloquine (Lariam) for Malaria Prophylaxis, Dept. of Army, Office of Surgeon General, 2 Feb 09 . This Guidance officially makes doxycycline the “drug of choice” for malaria prevention and adds TBI to contraindications for US military contemplating use of mefloquine.
Bad Trip by Jordan Campbell, in “Big Idea,” Outside magazine, Dec.2008.
Noir of Thalay Sagar by Jordan Campbell, Climbing, Oct 2008.
Family blames soldier’s suicide on anti-malaria drug, by Kari Lydersen, Washington Post, Sunday, Oct.12, 2008.
Look at anti-malarial drug, Stars & Stripes, letter, Dr. (Maj.) Remington Nevin, 9 Oct. 2008.
Nicotine, mefloquine, and PTSD, Stars & Stripes, letter to editor, Dr. (Maj.) Remington Nevin, 14 Aug 2008.
“Lariam: Why is this high-risk drug still prescribed when safer anti-malaria drugs exist?” Sue Rose/Jeanne Lese, in Medication Sense,
“A Lesson Learnt: the rise and fall of Lariam and Halfan, by Dr Ashley Croft, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, April 2007.” Dr. Croft is one of the world’s experts on Lariam.
“Before Walter Reed. . .” Dan Olmsted updates his report on the military’s abusive treatment of wounded soldiers and their handling of Lariam toxicity, Nieman Reports Watchdog, March 5, 2007 pdf .
Ordered Into Madness: The Military’s Use of Lariam, by Richard Currey, The Veteran, Nov-Dec 2005 pdf
Analysis: Iraq casualties and causality, Dan Olmsted, UPI, May 23, 2005 pdf. Did mefloquine (Lariam) trigger a number of suicides among soldiers serving in Iraq in 2003?
Consumer Reports, “Lariam’s Legacy,” March 2002. “The most-prescribed malaria drug could produce psychiatric side effects in more than one-quarter of all travelers who take it.”
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