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'Why would we want a drug that has these side-effects?'
Anti-malarial drug Lariam should be the "drug of last resort" for UK troops, MPs on the defence committee have said.
The MPs criticised the MoD over the way it issued the controversial drug, which can cause severe side-effects, including depression and anxiety.
Joanna spoke to Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Marriott, who took Lariam in 2003 and has suffered with side-effects ever since.
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