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mefloquine hydrochloride

mefloquine hydrochloride

7.8
A medicine used to prevent and treat malaria that can cause sleep or mood problems
  • noun
  • /ˌmɛf.ləˈkwin haɪˈdrɒk.lɔɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hidrocloruro de mefloquina
  • Resistance to chloroquine has increased the use of mefloquine hydrochloride in travel medicine.

Examples

  • Doctors prescribe mefloquine hydrochloride to prevent malaria.

  • Some patients experience vivid dreams or anxiety after taking mefloquine hydrochloride.

  • The doctor prescribed mefloquine hydrochloride for her trip to a malaria-endemic region.

  • Have you taken mefloquine hydrochloride before traveling to Africa?

  • The doctor prescribed mefloquine hydrochloride to prevent malaria during their trip to Africa.

  • Travelers often take mefloquine hydrochloride as a precaution against malaria in high-risk areas.

  • Patients should be aware that mefloquine hydrochloride may cause neuropsychiatric side effects.

Synonyms

Lariam
vsmefloquine hydrochloride
  • Specialized
4 7.5

A medicine a doctor gives to prevent or treat malaria

is focused on clinical use and warns of possible neuropsychiatric effects
mefloquine
vsmefloquine hydrochloride
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A medicine that prevents and treats malaria when other medicines do not work

emphasizes the risk of neuropsychiatric side effects alongside treatment use
mephaquine
vsmefloquine hydrochloride
  • Specialized
8.6

A medicine used to prevent or treat malaria that can cause serious brain side effects

is defined by its clinical use and possible neuropsychiatric side effects

Surface Forms

mefloquine hydrochloride singular
mefloquine hydrochlorides plural

Morphology

mefloquine + hydrochloride

This is a regular compositional medical term: 'mefloquine' names the antimalarial drug and 'hydrochloride' indicates its hydrochloride salt form, so a learner who knows both constituent meanings can infer it refers to the hydrochloride form of the drug. The pattern (drug name + salt type) is standard in pharmaceutical nomenclature and appears across languages, making the meaning predictable rather than idiomatic.

Etymology

Mefloquine hydrochloride gets its name from two parts: mefloquine, whose 'quine' ending may come from the old malaria drug 'quinine', and hydrochloride, which shows the medicine is made into a 'salt' form to be easier to use. That's why the name tells you it is a malaria drug in a salt form.