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Written question asked by Baroness Corston (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 December 2014. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 December 2014 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Malaria

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the unit cost is of (1) Lariam (mefloquine), and (2) malarone.

Answer

The current edition of the British National Formulary lists the price of Lariam (mefloquine) as £14.53 for a pack of 8 tablets and the price of Malarone (proguanil hydrochloride with atovaquone) as £25.21 for a pack of 12 tablets.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2902
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Drugs Prices Malaria Mefloquine
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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