HC Deb 24 January 1996 vol 270 cc242-3W
Mr. Atkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what reports he has received on adverse side effects arising from the new anti-malaria treatment Lariam, also known as Mefloquine; and if he will make a statement. [10664]

Mr. Horam

From 1990, when Lariam was marketed in the United Kingdom, to 19 January 1996, the Medicines Control Agency has received 605 reports of 1,561 reactions. However, the receipt of a report of a reaction does not necessarily mean that it has been caused by Lariam.