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	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have been prescribed Lariam or Mefloquine in each year since 2000; how many such soldiers have reported (a) hallucinations, (b) psychosis and (c) suicidal thoughts; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	215391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The table shows the number of personnel prescribed Mefloquine between 2007 and 30 June 2014 and how many were subsequently seen for an initial assessment at a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Department for Community Mental Health (DCMH) or admission to a MOD in-patient provider for a mental health disorder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of personnel prescribed Mefloquine</p></td><td><p>Number seen for an initial assessment for a mental health disorder</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>1,163</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1,523</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2,702</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,092</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,764</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,075</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,186</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 (up until 30 June)</p></td><td><p>1,197</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Of those in the second column, seven had an initial assessment of Psychosis/Bipolar Affective Disorder.</p><p> </p><p>Like-for-like data before 2007 is not available. To provide numbers of personnel reporting with symptoms of hallucinations or suicidal thoughts would require the retrieval and review of individual patient records, which could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The data on prescriptions for Mefloquine used in this response were derived from the integrated primary health record within the Defence Medical Information Capability Program data warehouse. It is not possible from this data to identify whether a mental health episode is associated with being prescribed Mefloquine.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/11/2014 17:46:32 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

155783

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department gives on the prescribing of mefloquine to armed forces personnel; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	214738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>Mefloquine (commercially known as Lariam) is one of a number of effective methods of malaria chemoprophylaxis used by the military in many parts of the world where Service personnel deploy. The exact choice of drug depends on a number of factors, including the region the individual is deploying to, their health and any past history of side effects.</p><p> </p><p>These drugs are licensed in the UK by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, based on the expert guidance of the Advisory Committee for Malaria Prevention of Public Health England. The MOD reviews its policy on the use of antimalarial drugs in line with advice from the Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p><p>The following numbers of UK Armed Forces personnel, Regular and Reservist, have been prescribed Mefloquine in each month of 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November (up to 18 November)</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,898</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted that personnel have been counted in every month they were prescribed Mefloquine, but have only been counted once per month.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 214737 question first answered 11/02/2015 17:07:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 29716 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

155782

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been prescribed the Lariam form of mefloquine in each month of 2014 to date; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	214737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>Mefloquine (commercially known as Lariam) is one of a number of effective methods of malaria chemoprophylaxis used by the military in many parts of the world where Service personnel deploy. The exact choice of drug depends on a number of factors, including the region the individual is deploying to, their health and any past history of side effects.</p><p> </p><p>These drugs are licensed in the UK by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, based on the expert guidance of the Advisory Committee for Malaria Prevention of Public Health England. The MOD reviews its policy on the use of antimalarial drugs in line with advice from the Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p><p>The following numbers of UK Armed Forces personnel, Regular and Reservist, have been prescribed Mefloquine in each month of 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November (up to 18 November)</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,898</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted that personnel have been counted in every month they were prescribed Mefloquine, but have only been counted once per month.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 214738 question first answered 11/02/2015 17:07:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 29718 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon