Hello philo4-ga,
This program was on broadcast on Weekend Edition Saturday with Scott
Simon, today, July 24, 2004. The drug is mefloquine, known by the
brand name Lariam. The soldier interviewed is Staff Sgt.
Georg-Andreas Pogany.
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?Illness Troubles Troops Back from Iraq
Some troops coming back from Iraq say a medication they were given may
be making them ill. The Pentagon is trying to find out if that's the
case. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports.?
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For more information on Lariam and Sgt. Pogany, see the following links:
Roche Laboratories Inc.
Lariam Medication Guide
http://www.lariam.com/med_guide.asp
FDA MedWatch
2002 Safety Alert - Larium (mefloquine hydrochloride)
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/SAFETY/2002/lariam_deardoc.htm
Military.com
VA Warns Doctors About Lariam
United Press International
June 25, 2004
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,FL_lariam_062504,00.html
?The drug is mefloquine, known by the brand name Lariam, which has
been given to tens of thousands of soldiers since the war on terrorism
began. Some of those soldiers say it has provoked severe mental and
physical problems including suicidal and violent behavior, psychosis,
convulsions and balance disorders. Last year the Food and Drug
Administration began warning that problems might last "long after"
someone stops taking it.?
United Press International
VA alerts doctors to malaria-drug concerns
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040624-112443-3813r
?The Department of Veterans Affairs is warning doctors to watch for
long-term mental problems and other health effects from an
anti-malaria drug given to soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The drug is mefloquine, known by the brand name Lariam, which has been
given to tens of thousands of soldiers since the war on terrorism
began. Some of those soldiers say it has provoked severe mental and
physical problems including suicidal and violent behavior, psychosis,
convulsions and balance disorders. Last year the Food and Drug
Administration began warning that problems might last "long after"
someone stops taking it.?
Army Public Affairs
DoD study to dispel Lariam suicide myths
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=5710
?The surgeon general of the Army told Congress that there is no
correlation between the anti-malaria drug Lariam and a recent spike in
suicides in combat zones.?
United Press International
Exclusive: Army surrenders to 'coward' GI
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040715-043958-5163r
?WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- The Army has dropped all legal action
against a soldier who was charged with cowardice in Iraq, apparently
because an Army malaria drug made him sick.
The case of Staff Sgt. Georg-Andreas Pogany drew national attention
last year because he was the first soldier charged with cowardice --
an offense punishable by death -- since the Vietnam era. Pogany
countered that his only offense was asking for help after suffering a
panic attack caused by mefloquine, an anti-malaria drug that lists
"panic attacks" as a side effect.?
CNN.com
Case dropped against U.S. soldier initially accused of cowardice
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/15/army.dropped.charges/
?The decision to drop the case against Sgt. Georg-Andreas Pogany came
after a Navy doctor last month diagnosed him as suffering from damage
to his balance system, most likely caused by Lariam, an anti-malaria
drug issued to some troops serving in Iraq.
Hallucinations and panic attacks are among the possible side effects
listed by Lariam's manufacturer, Roche Pharmaceuticals.?
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