Meflar 250 Mg
Information About Meflar 250 Mg
About Meflar 250 Mg
Medicine Brand Meflar 250 mg is manufactured by Acron Laboratories Pvt Ltd and mainly contents the generic drug Mefloquine.
Pakaging
10 Tablet
Active Ingredients For Meflar 250 Mg
Mefloquine 250 mg
Diseases List For Which Meflar 250 Mg Is Prescribed
This Drug Is Prescribed For Used as a second line treatment in chloroquine resistant malaria severe malaria due to P falciparum and Pvivax including cerebral malaria
Other Significations For Meflar 250 Mg
This Medication Mefloquine is used to treat malaria and to prevent malaria infections It is an antimalarial sometimes known as a malaria treatment It is used to treat and prevent malaria infections Malaria is a life threatening disease and a major health risk for travellers visiting tropical countries It occurs when small parasites a type of protozoan called Plasmodium such as P falciparum P vivax P ovale or P malariae are passed from one person to another by the bites of certain mosquitoes Mefloquine is particularly useful when travelling to countries where there is a type of malaria which is difficult to treat with other antimalarials Benefits of being on this drug can include the prevention and treatment of malaria
Precautions To Be Taken Before Meflar 250 Mg
This drug should not be used with the following medications because very serious possibly fatal interactions may occur Antiarrhythmics amiodarone Antibiotics moxifloxacin or rifampicin Other antimalarials artemetherlumefantrine Antipsychotics pimozide
Major Conditions And Care
Pregnancy And Meflar 250 Mg
Can We Take Meflar 250 Mg During Pregnancy?
Pregnancy Class : C Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and wellcontrolled studies in humans but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks
Lactation And Meflar 250 Mg
Can We Use Meflar 250 Mg During Lactation
Lactation Class L4 There is positive evidence of risk to a breastfed infant or to breastmilk production but the benefits of use in breastfeeding mothers may be acceptable despite the risk to the infant eg if the drug is needed in a lifethreatening situation or for a serious disease for which safer drugs cannot be used or are ineffective
Side Effects Of Meflar 250 Mg
Nausea stomach upset skin rash acute toxicity