LARIAM

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Estonia, Finland, France, Malta, Netherlands, South Africa, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug LARIAM contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII 5Y9L3636O3 - MEFLOQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE
 

Mefloquine acts on and destroys the asexual intraerythocytic forms of the human malaria parasites: Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax. P. malariae and P. ovale. It is effective in the treatment and prophylaxis of malaria.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 LARIAM Tablets MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
P01BC02 Mefloquine P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P01 Antiprotozoals → P01B Antimalarials → P01BC Methanolquinolines
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
EE Ravimiamet 1010091
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 005884
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 65999556
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 147636, 21869
MT Medicines Authority AA565/24202
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 25410
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority 28/20.2.6/0104

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