Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 44624

Mefloquine

Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the (a) licensing and (b) prescribing guidelines for the anti-malarial drug Lariam.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring that medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion meet applicable standards of safety, quality, and efficacy. The MHRA rigorously assesses the a...

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