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The military created Lariam malaria drug and it was licensed to drug company Hoffmann-La Roche. People have alleged the military is covering up the problems with Lariam side effects because of the flurry of lawsuits it could result in and both the government and company have maintained Lariam side effects are minimal. Internal company documents show that over 3,000 reports of psychiatric Lariam side effects, including nightmares, depression, hallucinations, psychosis, aggression, and paranoia have been suffered.

The FDA has said that it does not know yet if Lariam side effects include triggered suicide. There are greater concerns that Lariam side effects not only include psychosis but neuropsychiatric events. People have claimed they have lost their mind because of Lariam use. These alleged Lariam side effects are outweighed by its’ effectiveness according to the company.

Since Lariam can take awhile to clear out of the system, any potentially serious Lariam side effects can still be suffered even after discontinuing the use of the drug. Roche’s studies claim that just one in 10,000 psychiatric side effects are suffered among users, but a 1996 British study challenged this. The study was performed after the specialists questioned Roche’s figures and found instead that closer to one in 140 Lariam users suffered adverse effects that substantially disrupted their lives.

The disparity in figures can be attributed mainly to the classification of what industry definition of serious Lariam side effects include. The Roche Lariam side effects numbers report it is rare to suffer adverse effects because the company includes death, hospitalization, or a long-term disability to be serious. There are estimates that Roche’s study may leave out up to seventy times more patients with significant Lariam side effects.

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Safety concerns about Lariam anti-malaria pill continues to be raised. After a Fort Carson Green Beret committed suicide weeks after returning home from Iraq, the Defense Department researchers have asked for a blood sample. The soldier was believed to...

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"Army to Investigate Role of Lariam in Suicides"

The Pentagon announced in late February that it would look into whether a widely-used anti-malarial drug that the Army developed could be causing suicides. The announcement, made to Congress, came as a surprise, since the Pentagon had asserted only one...

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