DOD Mefloquine Policy Mirrors FDA Update on Malaria Drug

DOD Mefloquine Policy Mirrors FDA Update on Malaria Drug

DOD Mefloquine Policy Mirrors FDA Update on Malaria Drug

Military Health System sent this bulletin at 09/26/2013 03:42 PM EDT Press Releases for Military Health System.

DOD Mefloquine Policy Mirrors FDA Update on Malaria Drug

09/26/2013 02:37 PM EDT

The Defense Department’s policy on the antimalarial drug mefloquine, which has been in use for decades, is consistent with a stronger, updated warning about the drug from the Food and Drug Administration, senior DOD officials said.