Downing Street Group Practice Malaria Medication Malaria medication history:
I have previously taken the following malaria medication:
Proguanil and Chloroquine taken together as above
Other / Can't remember the name but travelled to:
I stopped taking it before I was advised
RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE MALARIA RISK: Different areas of the world require different malarial medication. You may wish to read this prior to making decisions about which medication to take with your healthcare professional. Proguanil 200mgs (1 tablet daily) PALUDRINE: Mefloquine 250mgs (1 tablet weekly) LARIUM:
Take 2-7 days before travel, throughout stay in
Take 1-3 weeks before travel, throughout stay in malarial
malarial area and for 4 weeks after leaving malarial
area and for 4 weeks after leaving malarial area.
Swallow whole with plenty of fluid, preferably after a meal.
Proguanil cannot be taken if you have history of
Avoid pregnancy during and for up to 3 months after
porphyria, kidney impairment or psoriasis, if you are
taking warfarin or hydroxchloroquine or if you are
Discuss use if you suffer from heart trouble, high blood
pressure, blood-clotting disorders, diabetes, if you are
taking anti-histamines, or if you have had a recent oral
Chloroquine300mgs (1 tablet weekly) AVOCLOR:
Take 2-7 days before travel, throughout stay in
Avoid if weight is less than 5kg, if you are pregnant or
malarial area and for 4 weeks after leaving malarial
breast-feeding, if you have any mental health problems or
Choroquine cannot be taken if you have a history of
kidney or liver impairment or if you are pregnant unless Common: headache, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea, otherwise advised. Long-term use of Chloroquine to be
vomiting, dizziness, loss of balance, sleep disorders,
Possible side effects of Proguanil or Chloroquine:
Uncommon: fever, anorexia, depression, mood changes,
Headache, nausea, vomiting, itching, hair
anxiety, confusion, hallucination, panic attacks,
discolouration or hair loss, convulsions, mood or
restlessness, forgetfulness, paranoia, convulsions,
behavioural changes, changes in your blood, rash,
visual/hearing impairment, chest pain, palpitations, rash,
mouth ulcers and transient eye problems.
hair loss, rare reports of suicidal tendencies.
Available over the counter at the chemist. 2-week Private prescription only – £5 charge. 2-week course course approx. £15.49. from £18. Doxycycline (1 tablet daily): Progaunil and atovaquone 100mgs (1 tablet daily)
Take 1-2 days before travel, throughout stay in
MALARONE:
malarial area and for 4 weeks after leaving malarial
Take 1-2 days before travel, throughout stay in malarial
area and for 7 days after leaving malarial area.
Stay upright for at least half an hour after taking.
Take with food at the same time each day. Repeat the
May reduce effect of oral-contraception. Alcohol may
dose if you vomit within 1 hour. A children’s preparation is
Discuss use if you have systemic lupus erythematosus
Discuss use if in a malarial area for more than 4 weeks, or
(SLE), porphyria, achlorhydria, if you are taking
if you are taking metaclopramide, tetracycline, rifampicin,
warfarin, penicillin drugs, barbiturates, carbamazepine
or phenytoin, methoxyflurae, certain retinoids, digoxin,
Avoid if weight is less than 11kg, if you are pregnant or
breast-feeding, unless otherwise advised.
Avoid if under 12 years of age, if you are pregnant or
breast-feeding unless otherwise advised, if you are
Common: headache, abdominal pain, diarrhoea.
allergic to tetracycline antibiotics or if you have
Uncommon: Fever, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, cough,
intolerance to fructose, glucose-galactose
anaemia, insomnia, dizziness, breathlessness, rash or
malabsorption or sucrose-isomaltase deficiency.
Headache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting,
anorexia, anaemia, rash, flaking of skin, exaggerated
sunburn, mouth ulcers, indigestion, loss of appetite,
thrush or soreness and itching of the genital area,
blurred vision, worsening on SLE, anaphylactic shock,
Private prescription only – £5 charge. 2-week Private prescription only – £5 charge. 2-week course course from £27. from £50.
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