How To Take
One tablet daily with food or a milky drink at about the same time each day.
Start taking the tablets 1-2 days before you enter the malaria area and continue until one week after you leave.
Side Effects of Malarone
Side effects with Malarone are less common and severe than other anti-malaria drugs.
Side effects may include: rashes, abdominal pain, headaches, anorexia, nausea, diarrhoea, dizziness, change in sleep pattern, coughing and mouth ulcers.
How Does Malarone Work:
- It contains two medicines, atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride, which both work in different ways to stop infection with the malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum).
- Malaria is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, which passes the malaria parasite into the bloodstream.
- Malarone prevents malaria by killing this parasite.
- For people who are already infected with malaria, Malarone also kills these parasites.
Malaria Information
Malaria is a serious tropical disease spread by mosquitoes. If malaria is not diagnosed and treated promptly, it can be fatal.
Malaria risk areas
Malaria is found in more than 100 countries, mainly in tropical regions of the world including:
- Malaria is found in more than 100 countries, mainly in tropical regions of the world including:
- large areas of Africa and Asia
- Central and South America
- Haiti and the Dominican Republic
- parts of the Middle East
- some Pacific islands, such as Papua New Guinea
Malaria is not a problem in the UK. More information about the risk of malaria in specific countries can be found on the Fit for Travel website.
Alternatives
There may be alternative anti-malarial tablets that are suitable for your trip.
Always check your destination(s) on http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/ to determine which malaria tablets are suitable for your trip.
