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Tag Archives: Personal Account
Psychosis, Bipolar and Chronic Depression: Personal Account of an Australian Tafenoquine Veteran
This is the personal account of an Australian soldier who deployed to Timor Leste with the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) in 2000-2001. During this tour 1 RAR soldiers were used to trial the experimental quinoline anti-malarial drug … Continue reading →
Not Accepting the Risk: The Journey to Define the Use of Lariam (Mefloquine Hydrochloride) in the British Military
The history of mefloquine hydrochloride (Lariam™), and its adverse event profile in the British military, has been a long and complicated one. The origins of this drug, and some of the controversy surrounding its use in a military setting, have … Continue reading →
Posted in Advocacy, Our Stories, Support
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Tagged Courage, Coverup, Lariam, Leadership, Media, Mefloquine, Military, Ministry of Defence (UK), Mistreatment, Neuropsychiatric, Personal Account, Policy, Veterans
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Feature Story – Mefloquine in the U.S. Peace Corps
This episode of the Posh Corps Podcast investigates Peace Corps’ use of the anti-malarial drug Mefloquine. This story is the third segment in The Reform Series, a four-part series about Peace Corps reform efforts. Mefloquine, also known by the … Continue reading →
Posted in Advocacy, Clinical Drug Trials, Media
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Tagged Antimalarial, Lariam, Media, Mefloquine, Mistreatment, Neurological, Neuropsychiatric, Personal Account, Policy, Psychiatric, Rational use, Risk benefit, U.S. CDC, U.S. FDA
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Dave Bona – Mefloquine, Somalia, Rwanda, PTSD and a Veteran’s Search for Medical Help
This is a personal account from Canadian veteran Dave Bona, who served in the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Somalia 1992-93, during the events that became known as the Somalia Affair, and later in Rwanda. Dave’s compelling account describes his experiences … Continue reading →
Posted in Clinical Drug Trials, Our Stories
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Tagged Mefloquine, Military, Personal Account, Psychiatric, Veterans
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Lavina Salter – The Need for an Outreach Program for Mefloquine & Tafenoquine Veterans
On 13 March 2016 a group of more than 100 veterans, relatives, health practitioners and Australian Defence Force officials attended a forum in Townsville, Queensland, to discuss the adverse health effects of mefloquine and tafenoquine. The event was hosted by … Continue reading →
Posted in Advocacy, Clinical Drug Trials, Media, Our Stories
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Tagged Contraindications, Mefloquine, Mistreatment, Neuropsychiatric, Personal Account, Policy, Veterans
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Personal Account of “Informed Consent” in Australian Army Malaria Institute Mefloquine & Tafenoquine Clinical Trials, No. 1
This is the first in what will be a series of personal accounts from veterans and family members involved in the Australian Army Malaria Institute’s (AMI) clinical trials of mefloquine and tafenoquine during the period 1999 to 2002. This account describes … Continue reading →
Posted in Advocacy, Clinical Drug Trials, Media, Our Stories
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Tagged Mefloquine, Military, Personal Account, Veterans
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Our Stories – Mrs Bea Coldwell
Mrs Bea Coldwell In August 2007 Bea Coldwell and her daughters, then 15 and 13, farewelled her husband “M”, a British Army Lieutenant Colonel, for his year-long posting to IMATT in Sierra Leone. A gentle, home-loving man, M was told by … Continue reading →
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Tagged Antimalarial, Courage, Coverup, Leadership, Media, Mefloquine, Military, Neuropsychiatric, Personal Account, Psychiatric, Veterans
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Our Stories – Major Stuart McCarthy
Major Stuart McCarthy Stuart McCarthy joined the Australian Army in 1988. Since graduating from the Royal Military College – Duntroon in 1990, his diverse career has included a wide variety of roles in Australia, the Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle … Continue reading →
Posted in Advocacy, Media, Our Stories, Research
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Tagged Courage, Coverup, Leadership, Media, Mefloquine, Military, Mistreatment, Personal Account, Veterans
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Our Stories – Dr Jane Quinn
Dr Jane Quinn Dr Jane Quinn is originally from the UK. She is a PhD neuroscientist and neurotoxicologist whose research includes natural products biochemistry and the mode of action of toxic compounds. Jane’s late husband Major Cameron Quinn was an officer … Continue reading →
Posted in Advocacy, Our Stories, Research, Roll of Honour
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Tagged Courage, Leadership, Mefloquine, Personal Account, Rollofhonour, Veterans
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