Armed Forces: Mefloquine
(asked on 5th March 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces Personnel have been prescribed Mefloquine in each year since 2010.
This question was answered on 11th March 2024
The number of Armed Forces personnel with a record of a mefloquine prescription in each year since 2010 is shown in the table below:
Calendar Year | Number of UK Armed Forces personnel prescribed mefloquine |
2010 | 3,149 |
2011 | 2,816 |
2012 | 2,108 |
2013 | 3,276 |
2014 | 1,979 |
2015 | 1,961 |
2016 | 919 |
2017 | 94 |
2018 | 25 |
2019 | 19 |
2020 | 10 |
2021 | 8 |
2022 | 12 |
2023* | 4 |
* Includes data from 1 January 2023 to 30 September 2023 only.