Anti-Malaria Tablets
Anti-malaria tablets on prescription: malaria prevention for trips of 1 week to 1 year to all countries. Medicine from NHS pharmacy – UK regulated.
- Complete medical questionnaire
- Register, order and pay
- Medication sent by recorded delivery
Anti-malaria tablets: online prescription and delivery
Malarone, Lariam, chloroquine, proguanil, chloroquine with proguanil and doxycycline
Please read the important information below regarding anti-malaria tablets for malaria prevention before starting the questionnaire.
Background
Every year more than a hundred travellers from the UK catch malaria and tens of them die. The onset can be rapid. The right anti-malaria tablet provides good protection.
Choosing to buy anti-malaria tablets online
No one type of recommended anti-malaria tablet works better than another. Some are daily tablets, some weekly. Some are started a few days before travel, others 2 or 3 weeks before.
To compare the 6 different anti-malaria tablets see the table at the foot of this page.
For a more detailed comparison see drugs most commonly used for malaria prevention (Malarone, Lariam, chloroquine, proguanil, chloroquine with proguanil and doxycycline).
Taking anti-malaria tablets
- Take the right tablets for the area you are going to
- Start your tablets before entering a malaria area. This may be a few days or up to 3 weeks before.
- Take the tablets absolutely regularly, preferably with or after a meal
- Continue to take them for 4 weeks after leaving the malaria area. This period is reduced to 7 days for Atovaquone/Proguanil (Malarone).
- No anti-malaria tablet is 100% effective
Symptoms of malaria
Malaria symptoms start out similar to flu. Symptoms include fever, shivers, sweating, backache, joint pains, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea & sometimes delirium.
These symptoms may take a week or more to develop after you have been bitten by an infected mosquito.
- Seek medical advice if you get malaria symptoms for up to a year after exposure, even after taking anti-malarial tablets.
- If you are travelling in remote areas for prolonged periods it may be best to carry a malaria treatment with you. Discuss this with your regular doctor.
Prices at end of consultation include prescription.
Malarone Tablets
Read the Dr Fox article on the price of Malarone tablets and what to be aware of when purchasing.
Anti-malaria Tablets
Consultation and supply on prescription from £5.50 (varies depending on the trip)
Start ConsultationWhere are you travelling?
Selecting your destination above will open required page on NHS Fit For Travel website and display the 'Malaria precautions' information (including recommended medication) for that destination.
Anti-malaria tablet recommendations are based on malaria parasite drug resistance.
Avoiding bites
Mosquitoes bite at any time of day. Most bites occur in the evening.
- Wear long-sleeved clothing and long trousers if you are out at night.
- Use insect repellant on exposed skin and under thin clothing.
- Insecticide sprays, mosquito coils and heating insecticide impregnate tablets all reduce the risk of bites.
- Where possible sleep in screened rooms and use a mosquito net, preferably one impregnated with insecticide.
- Ultrasound devices, garlic and Vitamin B do not prevent bites.
Links
For further information on malaria see the 'Travel Doctor' website.
For general information on malaria see NHS patient information for malaria.
For detailed information about taking anti-malaria tablets in a particular situation see frequently asked questions on malaria prevention from The National Travel Health Network and Centre, and the Health Protection Agency's malaria prevention guidelines.
Table comparing anti-malaria tablets
| Chloroquine | Proguanil | Chloroquine/ Proguanil combined tablet |
Mefloquine | Doxycycline | Atovaquone/ Proguanil |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand name | Many different | Paludrine | Many different | Lariam | Many different | Malarone |
| Dosage | 150mg (base) Two tablets weekly |
100mg tab Two tablets daily | Proguanil Two tablets daily plus chloroquine Two weekly | 250mg tab One tablet weekly | 100mg tab One tablet daily |
250mg Atovaquone/ 100mg Proguanil. One tablet daily |
| When to start | 1 week before entering malaria area | 1 week before entering malaria area | 1 week before entering malaria area | 2-3 weeks before entering malaria area | 2 days before entering malaria area | 2 days before entering malaria area |
| When to stop | 4 weeks after leaving malaria area | 4 weeks after leaving malaria area | 4 weeks after leaving malaria area | 4 weeks after leaving malaria area | 4 weeks after leaving malaria area | 1 week after leaving malaria area |
| Number of tablets for 1 week | 12 tablets | 84 tablets | 12 chloroquine 84 proguanil | 8 tablets | 37 tablets | 16 tablets |
| Side effects and cautions | Intestinal upset, headache, possible rash | Intestinal upset, rashes | Intestinal upset, headache, rash | Intestinal upset, Sleep and mental disturbance. Caution operating machinery. | Indigestion/heart burn. Increase sensitivity to bright sun. Reduced effectiveness of contraceptive pill. | Intestinal upsets and headache |
| Leaflet | Leaflet | Leaflet | Leaflet | Leaflet | Leaflet | Leaflet |
Prescription included
All prices listed include the prescription cost.
Fully regulated in UK
We provide online consultations with UK GMC registered doctors. Genuine medication is issued by our NHS partner pharmacy. All deliveries are in discreet, confidential packaging and sent by recorded post.
We are fully regulated in the UK by the Care Quality Commission.
Worldwide Delivery
Recorded delivery (requires signature)
UK delivery: £2.90
Overseas delivery: £4.90
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