Intragastric mefloquine is absorbed rapidly in patients with cerebral malaria.
Mefloquine has proved effective in chloroquine- and quinine-resistant falciparum malaria, but it cannot be given parenterally. We have measured the absorption of mefloquine hydrochloride suspension (mean 15.6, range 9.7-28.6 mg/kg) given by nasogastric tube to 19 cerebral malaria patients already re...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1985
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