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. 2006 Mar;50(3):1045–1053. doi: 10.1128/AAC.50.3.1045-1053.2006

TABLE 3.

Clinical signs and weight change in six rats administered 765 mg/kg mefloquine

Time (h) Wt change for rat no.
Decline in relative wt (% predose ± SE)
1 2 3 4 5 6
0 None None None None None None 100 ± 2.0
24 None None None None None None 99 ± 2.7
48 Mild Mild None None Mild Severea 96 ± 2.2
72 Severea Mild Severea Mild Mild 91 ± 2.9b
a

Death was the likely outcome for rats with severe clinical symptoms or weight loss. These rats were euthanized.

b

Significantly different from predose values.