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mephaquine

/ˈmɛf.ə.kwiːn/

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noun

/ˈmɛf.ə.kwiːn/C2formal
  • ruПротивомалярийный препарат, также известный под торговым названием Лариам, используемый для лечения случаев, устойчивых к хлорохину, хотя у некоторых людей он может вызывать вредные нейропсихиатрические эффекты.

An antimalarial drug, also known by the trade name Larium, used to treat cases resistant to chloroquine, though it may cause harmful neuropsychiatric effects in some individuals.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Antimalarial drugC1formalmedical

    A medication used to treat and prevent malaria, especially effective against strains resistant to chloroquine; it may cause severe neurological or psychiatric side effects in some individuals.

    ruПротивомалярийный препарат

    • The doctor prescribed Mephaquine for her upcoming trip to a malaria-endemic region.
    • Some patients report troubling psychological symptoms after taking Mephaquine.
    • Researchers are studying safer alternatives to Mephaquine for malaria prophylaxis.
    • He stopped taking Mephaquine due to the vivid nightmares it caused.

    Synonymsmefloquine