Unlike Chloroquine, mefloquine inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection in physiologically relevant cells and does not induce viral variants.
C. Q. Sacramento, N. Fintelman-Rodrigues, S. S. G. Dias…·T. M. L. Souza
This paper shows mefloquine inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection in relevant cells more effectively than chloroquine without promoting viral mutations.