Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 44623

Mefloquine: Side Effects

Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential side effects of the anti-malarial drug Lariam on civilian patients prescribed it in the UK.

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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