Talk:Mefloquine

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Military use 'controversies'

There appears to have been some problems associated with the use of this drug by the military, in Australia as far back as 2004 there was some possibility of legal action^[1] and the issue seems to have flared up again.^[2] Several stories in just the Sydney Morning Herald alone.^[3] The BBC also mentioned the issue in August 2015.^[4] 220 of ^Borg 03:54, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

References

Law & Order SVU episode "Goliath" seems to be based on this drug based on this Salon article written by the journalist who followed up on suicides at Fort Brag seeming to be caused in part by taking this drug. ^[1] RedDarling (talk) 21:12, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Removal

I removed this "the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system" from the lead. It is in the first sentence of the linked article. Do we need to repeat it here? Dartslilly (talk) 16:39, 28 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Side effects

A single case reported in the popular press does not belong in the side effect section...

"The 2019 suicide of a teenaged student from Cambridge was blamed in popular media on the drug.^[2]"

THus trimmed this. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 16:44, 7 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://www.salon.com/2005/05/25/lo_svu/
^ "Pilot tells how he struggled to stop Cambridge student jumping to her death". Telegraph Media Group Limited. 2 August 2019. Police in Madagascar are examining the theory Miss Cutland suffered a psychotic episode caused by anti-malaria tablets, following the discovery of doxycycline and Larium [sic] in her luggage. Larium [sic] has been previously linked with psychotic episodes and a number of cases of attempted suicide.

[1] Australian army faces legal action over mefloquine Bob Burton

[2] Mad house of emotions': Defence documents reveal long-held concerns about drug linked to depression, anxiety, nightmares

[3] ttps://www.google.com.au/search?q=melfluoquine&rlz=1CAHPZX_enAU673AU673&oq=melfluoquine&aqs=chrome..69i57.6439j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=mefloquine+australian+army+smh&tbs=qdr:m

[4] Call for Army to stop using malaria drug mefloquine

[5] ttps://www.salon.com/2005/05/25/lo_svu/

[6] "Pilot tells how he struggled to stop Cambridge student jumping to her death". Telegraph Media Group Limited. 2 August 2019. Police in Madagascar are examining the theory Miss Cutland suffered a psychotic episode caused by anti-malaria tablets, following the discovery of doxycycline and Larium [sic] in her luggage. Larium [sic] has been previously linked with psychotic episodes and a number of cases of attempted suicide.

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