Lariam
Lariam Side Effects Could Result In Suicidal Ideation Lawsuits
Lariam Side Effects Injury Lawsuits. On July 29, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) started advising the public that warnings regarding the neurologic and psychiatric side effects associated with the antimalarial drug Lariam (generic: mefloquine hydrochloride) have been updated to highlight the fact that some of the … [Read more...] about Lariam Side Effects Could Result In Suicidal Ideation Lawsuits
Malaria Drug Concerns
Suicides Among Soldiers Who Took Malaria Drug. ZAHN: A grim marker today for U.S. troops in Iraq. The number of military personnel who have died in Iraq has surpassed 1,000. It now stands at 1,002. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged that today noting that war quote "has its cost." Another cost for U.S. troops is the … [Read more...] about Malaria Drug Concerns
Anti-Malaria Drug Lariam Warnings Required
Anti-Malaria Drug Side Effects. It takes special vigilance to prevent serious harm from some medication side effects. In July 2003, the Food and Drug Administration finally insisted that consumers be told about the serious psychiatric problems that occur in some of the 25 million people worldwide who have taken the … [Read more...] about Anti-Malaria Drug Lariam Warnings Required
Drug Causing GIs Permanent Brain Damage
Malaria Drug May Cause Permanent Brain Damage. Six U.S. soldiers have been diagnosed by the military with permanent brain damage from an anti-malaria drug used in Iraq and Afghanistan, and health officials must reassess its safety, a U.S. senator said. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in a letter to Health and Human Services … [Read more...] about Drug Causing GIs Permanent Brain Damage
Government Study The Effects of Lariam
Side Effects of Lariam, A Malaria Medication. The government will study the side effects of a drug given to thousands of soldiers to prevent malaria. The Defense Department and Veterans Affairs Department will study the effects of lariam. The drug is routinely prescribed to soldiers working in countries where malaria is a … [Read more...] about Government Study The Effects of Lariam
DOD Now Eyes Lariam In Suicides
Lariam Might Be Causing Suicides. The Pentagon reversed course Wednesday and told Congress it would look into whether an anti-malaria drug developed by the Army might be causing suicides, one month after asserting the drug could not be a factor. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. William Winkenwerder Jr. told a … [Read more...] about DOD Now Eyes Lariam In Suicides
Army Won’t Review Medication In Suicides
Lariam Suicide Warnings. The U.S. Army didn't investigate whether a malaria drug it developed could have triggered suicides by soldiers in Iraq, despite a new government suicide warning and complaints from soldiers, a senator and a leadinag veterans' advocate. The Pentagon next week is expected to release a report on an elevated … [Read more...] about Army Won’t Review Medication In Suicides
Military Asked To Review Lariam
Lariam Dangerous Side Effects. Sen. Dianne Feinstein wants the U.S. military to reassess its use of the anti malaria drug Lariam, prescribed to some troops in Iraq, because of what she calls "growing evidence about Lariam's dangerous side effects" and complaints by troops that it has damaged their health. "Given the mounting … [Read more...] about Military Asked To Review Lariam
Lariam Drugmaker Hid Side Effects
Lariam Can Cause Mental Problems. A San Antonio couple has filed suit in New Jersey state court charging drug giant Hoffmann-La Roche with "knowingly withholding or misrepresenting information" about side effects of its anti-malaria drug called Lariam. The suit Wednesday by Jane L. Daehler and her husband, Dr. Robert … [Read more...] about Lariam Drugmaker Hid Side Effects
More Trouble For Lariam
Lariam Psychiatric Side Effects. For animal lovers Jane and Bob Daehler, an African safari was a lifelong dream. But, as CBS News Correspondent Cynthia Bowers reports, a year later, the couple is still living a nightmare. It's something she lives with everyday, "every minute, every second," says Bob Daehler. "It's just devastated … [Read more...] about More Trouble For Lariam
Lariam Make Doctors Of Suicide Link
Lariam Has Been Link To Suicides. The manufacturer of the antimalaria drug Lariam said yesterday it will send written notices to physicians warning that the drug has been linked to reports of suicide. The action is being taken as US Army officials investigate whether there is a connection between Lariam and a series of murders and … [Read more...] about Lariam Make Doctors Of Suicide Link
Suicide Link Now Listed On Label Of Anti-Malaria Drug
Anti-Malaria Drug Suicide Warning. An anti-malaria drug that can cause side effects ranging from bad dreams to panic attacks now carries a new warning on its label of a possible link to suicide. Mefloquine, sold under the brand name Lariam, is given to travelers, military personnel and others to prevent malaria, a … [Read more...] about Suicide Link Now Listed On Label Of Anti-Malaria Drug
Roche Will Alert Physicians of Possible Mental Side-Effects From Malaria Drug
Malaria Drug Mental Side-Effects. The maker of a popular malaria-prevention drug, prescribed to thousands of U.S. travelers and military personnel, is planning to send notices to doctors and other health-care professionals noting that a small number of people have committed suicide after taking it, Wednesday's Wall Street Journal … [Read more...] about Roche Will Alert Physicians of Possible Mental Side-Effects From Malaria Drug
Army Had 1996 Lariam Warning
Soldiers Erratic Behavior Due To Lariam Drug. Top U.S. Army officials were warned by 1996 that some special operations soldiers displayed such intense anger and erratic behavior after taking an anti-malaria drug that it scared family members and threatened to break up marriages, according to one woman who helped deliver the … [Read more...] about Army Had 1996 Lariam Warning
