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
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
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
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
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
