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Generic Atovaquone/Proguanil - 28 - 39 days - 48 Tablets

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Tablets taken once per day. Treatment starts at short notice (2 days before trip) and stops 1 week after the trip (compared to 4 weeks for other anti-malarials). Malarone is notable for having far fewer side effects than other, older malaria drugs.

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\nFor NHS advice please see <a href="http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/destinations.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fit for Travel�</a>

Description, Decription: <h3>GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MALARIA PREVENTION</h3>\n<h4>ABCD to preventing Malaraia</h4>\n<ul>\n <li><strong>A�</strong>wareness of risk of malaria.</li>\n <li><strong>B�</strong>ite prevention.</li>\n <li><strong>C�</strong>hemoprophylaxis (taking antimalarial medication exactly as prescribed).</li>\n <li><strong>D�</strong>iagnosis and treatment of any malaria symptoms.</li>\n</ul>\n<h4>Awareness of Malaria Risks</h4>\nTo check whether you need to take preventative malaria treatment for the countries you are visiting, see the�<a href="http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/destinations.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fit for Travel�</a>or the�<a href="http://www.nathnac.org/travel/factsheets/malaria.htm#prevention" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Travel Health Network and Centre�</a>(NaTHNaC) websites.\n<h4>Preventing Bites</h4>\nIt is not possible to avoid mosquito bites completely but the less you are bitten, the less likely you are to get malaria.\n\nTo avoid being bitten:\n<ul>\n <li>Stay somewhere that has effective air conditioning and screening on doors and windows. If this is not possible, make sure that doors and windows close properly.</li>\n <li>If you are not sleeping in an air-conditioned room, sleep under an intact mosquito net that has been treated with insecticide.</li>\n <li>Use insect repellent on your skin and in sleeping environments. Remember to re-apply it frequently. The most effective repellents contain diethyltoluamide (DEET) and are available in sprays, roll-ons, sticks and creams.</li>\n <li>Wear light, loose-fitting trousers, rather than shorts, and shirts with long sleeves. This is particularly important during early evening and at night when mosquitoes prefer to feed.</li>\n <li>Garlic, vitamin B and ultrasound devices do not prevent mosquito bites from occurring.</li>\n</ul>\n<h4>Anti Malarial Medication</h4>\nTaking medicine to prevent getting malaria is essential if you are visiting areas where there is a risk of malaria. However, antimalarials are not 100% effective so taking steps to avoid bites is also important.\n\nWhen taking antimalarial medication:\n<ul>\n <li>Make sure you get the right antimalarial tablets before you go (by visiting�<a href="http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/destinations.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fit for Travel�</a>).</li>\n <li>Follow the instructions included with your tablets carefully.</li>\n <li>It is important that you continue to take your tablets after returning from your trip (to cover the incubation period of the disease).</li>\n <li>Most antimalarial tablets need to be taken for four weeks after you return, although atovaquone plus proguanil needs to only be taken for one week.</li>\n</ul>\n<h4>Symptoms of malaria (to help with prompt diagnosis)</h4>\nSymptoms are similar to flu. They include fever, shivers, sweating, backache, joint pains, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea and sometimes delirium. These symptoms may take a week or more to develop after you have been bitten by a mosquito. Occasionally, it takes a year for symptoms to develop.\n\nThis means that you should suspect malaria in anyone with a feverish illness who has travelled to a malaria-risk area within the past year, especially in the previous three months.\n\n<b>If you experience any flu-like symptoms after returning you should seek immediate�medical attention and tell the doctor about your background and recent travel history.</b>; How to use

Malarone should be taken once daily with food or a milky drink at about the same time each day. Start taking the tablets one to two days before you enter a malaria risk region and continue until one week after you leave the region.
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