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PRONUNCIATION OF LARIAM

Lariam  [ˈlærɪæm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LARIAM

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determiner
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Lariam is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LARIAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lariam

Mefloquine

Mefloquine hydrochloride is an orally administered medication used in the prevention and treatment of malaria. Rare but serious neuropsychiatric problems have been associated with its use. Mefloquine was developed in the 1970s at the United States Department of Defense's Walter Reed Army Institute of Research as a synthetic analogue of quinine. The brand name drug, Lariam, is manufactured by the Swiss company Hoffmann–La Roche. In August 2009, Roche stopped marketing Lariam in the United States. Generic mefloquine from other manufacturers is still widely available. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.

Definition of Lariam in the English dictionary

The definition of Lariam in the dictionary is ® a brand of mefloquine, used in the treatment and prevention of malaria.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LARIAM


iamb
ˈaɪæm
nauseam
ˈnɔːzɪæm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LARIAM

Larisa
Larissa
lark
larker
larkier
larkiest
Larkin
larkiness
larkish
larkishness
larksome
larkspur
larky
larmier
Larmor precession

WORDS THAT END LIKE LARIAM

Adam
am
Amsterdam
cam
cream
dam
dream
Fort William
Frederick William
Gulf of Siam
in memoriam
Islam
jam
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Miriam
Nam
Priam
Siam
sweet william
William

Synonyms and antonyms of Lariam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lariam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LARIAM

Find out the translation of Lariam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lariam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lariam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

甲氟喹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lariam
570 millions of speakers

English

Lariam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Lariam
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Lariam
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Lariam
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lariam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ল্যারিয়াম
260 millions of speakers

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Lariam
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lariam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lariam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Lariam
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Lariam
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lariam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lariam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லாரியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Lariam
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lariam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lariam
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lariam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Lariam
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lariam
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Lariam
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lariam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lariam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lariam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lariam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LARIAM»

The term «Lariam» is normally little used and occupies the 108.750 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LARIAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Lariam» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Lariam» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lariam

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LARIAM»

Discover the use of Lariam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lariam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
European Drug Index: European Drug Registrations, Fourth Edition
(TR) Lariam(Roche) tabl 250 mg meflokin (P01BA05)(SE) Lariam(Roche) tablets: mefloquine (as hydrochloride) 250mg (GB) Lariam(Roche) tabletter: meflochinhydrochlo- rid 274.09mg (P01 BA05) (DK) Lariam8 compresse 250 mg (Roche) ...
Muller, 1998
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Africa
For more specific information about the mefloquine issue, you could check out the Lariam Action USA web site ... to other resources on mefloquine, or the excellent 'Lariam or not to Lariam' (www.geocities.com/The Tropics/6913/lariam. htm), ...
Isabelle Young, Tony Gherardin, 2008
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Notebooks from New Guinea: Reflections on life, nature, and ...
The LaRoche company is to be praised for addressing the problem anyway and for developing Lariam, a truly eVective malaria treatment. It does also induce madness from time to time, but only rarely; how rarely is a matter for debate, ...
Vojtech Novotny, 2011
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Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease
Halofantrine must not be given simultaneously with or subsequent to Lariam, because significant, potentially fatal prolongation of the QTc interval of the electrocardiogram may result. Concomitant administration of Lariam and quinine or ...
Nelson Murray Gantz, 2006
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Gantz's Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease
Halofantrine must not be given simultaneously with or subsequent to Lariam, because significant, potentially fatal prolongation of the QTc interval of the electrocardiogram may result. Concomitant administration of Lariam and quinine or ...
james W. Myers, 2012
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Jean Corston MP Speeches to Parliament 1992 to 2005
When he was last in east Africa, he said, he consulted a doctor in the Nairobi hospital who is considered to be the leading expert on Malaria in Africa and he told me that NO doctor in East Africa will recommend Lariam as they all consider it ...
Helen Gordon
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Mozambique
There are certain people who should not take Lariam under any circumstances: anyone with a history of psychological problems, severe depression, heart conduction problems or epilepsy. You should continue to take Lariam for four weeks ...
Philip Briggs, 2007
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Murder in Baker Company: How Four American Soldiers Killed ...
A complication that received a small amount of media attention right after the 2003 invasion was the use of the antimalarial drug Lariam. Soldiers were given this drug to take during their deployment to Iraq. Some, including Jacob Burgoyne, ...
Cilla McCain, 2010
9
Lonely Planet Healthy Travel - Africa
For more specific information about the mefloquine issue, you could check out the Lariam Action USA web site ... to other resources on mefloquine, or the excellent 'Lariam or not to Lariam' (www.geocities.com/The Tropics/6913/lariam. htm), ...
Lonely Planet, 2012
10
Central and South America
Isabelle Young. of the websites listed earlier in this chapter. For more specific information about the mefloquine issue, you could check out the Lariam Action USA website (www.lariaminfo.org), which has good links to other resources on ...
Isabelle Young, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LARIAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lariam is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Long-Acting Malaria Drug Looks Promising
Drugs that do treat malaria can cause serious side-effects. Mefloquine hydrochloride, sold under brand names including Lariam, Mephaquin or ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
2
New risk to drug used by soldiers not mentioned on watchdog website
The product information for Lariam, which is prescribed as an anti-malarial to members of the Defence Forces, was revised in November 2014 ... «thejournal.ie, Jun 15»
3
Malaria drug defended despite risks
Lariam, which poses a risk of “serious mental health problems” in as many as one in 10 people and can cause heart, digestive, skin, and sight ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
4
Why are soldiers still taking Lariam?
The anti-malaria drug Lariam has been associated with a number of brutal military murders and suicides, so why is it still being prescribed to ... «Health24, Apr 15»
5
Lariam: Hundreds of British soldiers suffering from mental illness …
Psychosis, suicidal thoughts, depression and hallucinations are among the mental-health problems associated with Lariam, also known as ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
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Lariam timeline: From approval to psychosis warnings
The Independent from 27 September 2013 2013 - The Independent reveals how the MoD continues to use Lariam, during a year in which the ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
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Experience: my anti-malaria drugs made me psychotic
I started taking the anti-malarial drug Lariam before going to Ghana in October 2013. I was 20 years old, living near Rotterdam and studying ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
8
Army personnel to use Lariam in Ebola mission
The Defence Forces will persist with the use of Lariam for forthcoming overseas missions, despite facing a raft of personal injury cases linked to ... «Irish Independent, Jan 15»
9
Soldiers still suffering serious mental illness linked to controversial …
Soldiers given mefloquine, better known as Lariam, including those currently deployed to Sierra Leone to fight the Ebola outbreak, are four ... «The Independent, Nov 14»
10
Forces use drug to prevent malaria, not for legal reasons, says Minister
The Defence Forces continue the use of the antimalarial drug Lariam to ensure soldiers do not contract the disease and not because of legal ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»

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