Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets

Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets

Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets are available to buy from The Independent Pharmacy Online Doctor service following a free consultation, to help prevent malaria. To find out more about malaria and see all the available treatments, see our Malaria page.

Mosquito bite avoidance

Using an insecticide like a plug-in or spray is also an effective means of clearing and deterring those pesky insects. All of the above measures are particularly important after sunset. This is the time when mosquitoes are most active. As with so many things in life, prevention is better than cure. This is certainly true with regard to malaria!

There are currently no effective non-prescription alternatives for malaria treatment, however, you can take more steps in avoiding being bitten while away by:

• Using mosquito repellent containing DEET.
• Using a mosquito net treated with insecticide while you are sleeping.
• Using a sunscreen designed to help prevent mosquito bites.

Use only recommended, evidence-based products. There is no evidence that bath oils, electronic buzzers, essential oils, garlic, homoeopathic remedies, odour-baited mosquito traps, tea tree oil, skin moisturisers, smoking, vitamin B tablets or yeast extract will have any effect in preventing mosquito bites.

Malaria zones

• Africa and African countries, such as Kenya and Tanzania
• South and Central America, including Peru, Mexico and the Dominican Republic
• Some Asian countries, such as India, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam

If you look at a world map, it is usually the tropical areas in which malaria originates and spreads, since the conditions provide a good breeding ground for mosquitoes.

Malaria is caused by four different organisms all belonging to a family called plasmodium. The fiercest strain is Plasmodium falciparum, which can cause malignant malaria. Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets are most effective against the falciparum strain and less effective against the others.

Malaria can lie dormant and resurface weeks, months or sometimes years after you return from your trip. Always see a doctor if you have flu-like symptoms up to a year after returning from a malaria zone.

Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets dosage

Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets Summary

• You should take one tablet every day at roughly the same time each day.
• Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets need to be taken 1 – 2 days before entering an area where malaria is present and continued until 7 days after leaving the malaria area.
• You should take Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets with or after food or milk
• Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets remains effective with a moderate alcohol intake.

How and when do I take Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets?

Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets is a one-a-day dose that you need to start taking 1-2 days before you travel. It is continued every day during your stay and also for an additional week after you return to a Malaria-free area. For example if you were travelling for 2 weeks you would need 23 tablets. That’s 2 (before you travel) + 14 (during your stay) + 7 (upon your return) = 23 tablets.

It is important to complete the course as it can take 7 days to ensure any parasites that remain in your blood are effectively killed.

It is advised to take Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets with food and drink where possible. This can increase the absorption of Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets in the body, increasing its effectiveness and possibly reducing side-effects.

Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets side effects

If you do experience side effects from Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets they may include coughing, diarrhea, dizziness, headache, loss of appetite, mouth sores, nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, or weakness. Branded Malaria Prevention Tablets has a small risk of nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and skin rash as with all medicines. Please read the Patient Information Leaflet enclosed with your medicine for a full list of side effects.

If you experience any adverse effects from taking your prescribed medicine it is important to let us know immediately. Please log in to your online account and message one of our healthcare professionals or alternatively call us on 0333 2200 519. In a medical emergency you should contact the emergency services or go straight to your local Accident & Emergency.