Scopoderm patches are used to reduce travel sickness. A Scopoderm patch is applied to the hairless area of skin just behind the ear 5-6 hours before travel. The patch is kept in place during the journey. At the end of the journey the patch is removed. Each patch is active for up to 3 days. (more…)
Travel medicine
Scopoderm
Friday, February 5th, 2010Atovaquone proguanil
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Proguanil (Paludrine) is sometimes taken on its own for malaria prophylaxis. More often proguanil is taken in combination with atovaquone (Malarone) or in combination with chloroquine (paludrine/avloclor).
In practice proguanil on its own is recommended only rarely. (more…)
Travel kits – medicine for travellers- travel health and first aid kits
Monday, January 25th, 2010Dr Fox supplies travel medicine including all. malaria tablets, antibiotics for traveller’s diarrhoea, anti-diarrhoea and anti-sickness tablets. We also give travel information and links to reliable sources of information about travel. For people in the UK we recommend visiting the NHS travel site.
Travel medicines are not usually available on the NHS. Medicine for travel is supplied on private prescriptions with the medicine being paid for at commercial prices. (more…)
Travel sickness anti-sickness tablets on prescription
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Travel sickness is one of those simple common problems that goes under-treated. Dr Fox carries out online consultations and supplies anti-sickness medicine on prescription. The travel sickness tablets and skin patches provided by Dr Fox on prescription can also be used to treat the sickness accompanying traveller’s diarrhoea. (more…)
Jet lag treatment – melatonin on prescription – online consultation
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Dr Fox provides online consultations and supplies melatonin of prescription for the treatment of Jet lag.
Jet lag is one of those things we forget about until it hits us. There is little more likely to make a person feel miserable than being wide-awake after a sleepless night and watching the sun come up. (more…)
Antibiotic on prescription for treatment of travellers diarrhoea
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Dr Fox supplies antibiotics on prescription for the treatment of travellers diarrhoea. Online consultation and information. Azithromycin and ciprofloxacin antibiotics are posted from our NHS partner pharmacy.
Traveller’s diarrhoea is surprisingly common. Figures vary, some suggest 50% of people going to less developed countries will get traveller’s diarrhoea. The reason is not always poor hygiene. (more…)
Malaria can kill – anti-malaria tablets on prescription
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Dr Fox online UK supplies anti-malaria tablets on prescription. Online malaria consultation and information. Malaria tablets posted from our UK partner pharmacy.
Every year hundreds of travellers from the UK catch malaria and tens of people die. The risks of travelling to a malaria area without taking the right anti-malaria tablet are difficult to overstate. (more…)
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