Mefloquine pharmacokinetics and mefloquine-artesunate effectiveness in Peruvian patients with uncomplicated <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>malaria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is recommended as a means of prolonging the effectiveness of first-line malaria treatment regimens. Different brands of mefloquine (MQ) have been reported to be non-bioequivalent; this coul...

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Main Authors: Quezada Wilmer, Ganguly Babita, Rojas Ofelia, Durand Salomon, Green Michael, Gutman Julie, Utz Gregory C, Slutsker Laurence, Ruebush Trenton K, Bacon David J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/58