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Pharmacokinetics of mefloquine in the presence of primaquine

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Karbwang, J., Bangchang, K.N., Thanavibul, A. et al. Pharmacokinetics of mefloquine in the presence of primaquine. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 42, 559–560 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314870

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