Larium: Safety Monitoring Study
Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: health, disease, prevention strategies
| Principal Investigator: | Nuttall, Richard (1) |
| Licence Number: | 11014 |
| Organization: | GNWT Department of Health; Health and Welfare Canada |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1991
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1991 |
| Project Team: | J. Stirling |
Objective(s): To ensure that the Canadian public travelling to malarian regions of the world with chloroquine resistance have access to Larium (mefloquine) under controlled conditions; to collect safety data on all travellers who receive Larium under the provisions of the study;
Project Description: The Larium Safety Monitoring Study is organized by the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control of Health and Welfare Canada. Each traveller to malarian regions is required to report any adverse reaction and any symptoms of malaria on his/her return to Canada. The study is limited to a five year period with an interim three year review point.
