noun
- a synthetic antimalarial drug used to prevent and treat malaria, especially in regions where the parasite is resistant to other medications
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; often used in combination with other antimalarials
Examples
- Travelers to sub-Saharan Africa are often prescribed mefloquine as a malaria preventative.
- The doctor recommended mefloquine for the patient's trip to Southeast Asia.
- Mefloquine should be taken with food to reduce gastrointestinal side effects.
- Some people experience neuropsychiatric side effects from mefloquine.
- The antimalarial mefloquine is typically taken once a week during travel to endemic areas.