MEPHAQUIN

This brand name is authorized in Hong Kong, Japan, Malta, Singapore

Active ingredients

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

1 Mefloquine 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. Read about Mefloquine

Medicine classification

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

ATC code	Group title	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)
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 36557
Country: JP	医薬品医療機器総合機構	Identifier(s): 6419003F1039
Country: MT	Medicines Authority	Identifier(s): AA565/56602
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 00398P