According to pharmacy records, 15,677 Canadian soldiers were given the drug between January 2001 and March 2012, said National Defence spokeswoman Jennifer Eckersley. Dave Bona, a veteran of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, says the Canadian military should follow the recommendations of a new U.K. report on mefloquine. During the inquiry, the U.K. minister for welfare and veterans apologized to British soldiers who were given the drug improperly. A controversial drug that has been given to thousands of Canadian soldiers and is still in use in the military was deemed too risky for British troops in a landmark report released Tuesday. All 900 soldiers with the Canadian Airborne Regiment on that mission were given the drug as part of a clinical trial.

Source: thestar May 25, 2016 16:38 UTC