title: Mefloquine monitoring in acute uncomplicated malaria treated with Fansimef and Lariam.
abstract: Mefloquine levels were compared between Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients with sensitive response and those with treatment failure who received 3 drug regimens of mefloquine (46 patients with MSP 3 tablets (Fansimef), 38 and 34 with mefloquine (Lariam) 750 mg and 1,250 mg). Mefloquine concentrations on Day-1 in any regimens in patients with treatment failure were significantly lower than those from the sensitive response, whereas there was no difference in the concentrations on Day-7. However, MIC values of mefloquine prior to drug treatment were comparable in both groups. The study suggests that pre-treatment in vitro sensitivity testing was a non-reliable indicator of clinical outcome. Mefloquine concentration on the first day after treatment is a better predictor of the treatment outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Na Bangchang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karbwang
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Banmairuroi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bunnag
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harinasuta
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D015767:Mefloquine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011739:Pyrimethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013413:Sulfadoxine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015767:Mefloquine; D011739:Pyrimethamine; D013413:Sulfadoxine; C046846:mefloquine-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides