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Mefloquine

Mefloquine Dosage

Dalga Surofchy, PharmD, APhMichelle Nguyen, PharmD
Reviewed by Dalga Surofchy, PharmD, APh, Michelle Nguyen, PharmD
Last reviewed on June 29, 2021

The average cost for 8 tablets of 250mg of Mefloquine is $28.26 with a free GoodRx coupon. This is 69.22% off the average retail price of $91.80.

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Dosage

Quantity

Price as low as

Price per unit

250mg

8 tablets

$28.26

$3.53

Typical dosage for Mefloquine

Each tablet contains 250 mg of Mefloquine.

  • Treatment of malaria in adults: Take 1,250 mg (5 tablets) by mouth as a single dose. Take this medication with a meal and with 8 ounces of water.
  • Prevention of malaria in adults: Take 250 mg (1 tablet) by mouth once weekly while you are in an area or country where there is malaria. You must start the medication 1 week before arriving to the area with malaria, and continue the medication for 4 weeks after leaving the country with malaria. Take the medication on the same day and time each week with a meal. Sometimes your healthcare provider might have you start the medication 2 to 3 weeks before traveling.
  • Treatment or prevention of malaria in children weighing 20 kg or greater: Ask your child's provider to see what the appropriate dose of Mefloquine is. The dose will depend on your child's weight.

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