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Do I need a perscription for malaria pills. I was keen to take the malarone tablets.....? |
Travel Info ...as I hear they have the least side effects. Apparently they are the most expensive. Are they cheaper if I get them through my GP rather than a travel clinic? Travel Tips Malarone are good as they are effective within 48 hours of taking them. The only problem I have with them is sleepless nights. You will need a prescription from your GP. If they are for a holiday then you should only have to pay the prescription fee. If however they are for work you will need to take out a private prescription from the GP and then they really are expensive. Your company should reimburse you for the cost though. WHATEVER YOU DO DON'T TAKE LARIUM - I WAS ADVISED BY MY GP THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS QUESTIONS OVER THE WAY IT WAS GRANTED A MEDICAL LICENCE IN THE STATES. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT UK GP'S HAVE CONCERN OVER IT CAUSING MENTAL ILLNESS IN LATER LIFE AND IF I WAS TO EXPERIENCE ANY NIGHTMARES OR DREAM TO CEASE TAKING IT IMMEDIATELY. DYOXCYLINE TAKES 1 WEEK TO BUILD UP IN YOUR SYSTEM AND YOU NEED TO TAKE IT FOR FOUR WEEKS AFTER LEAVING A MALARIA INFECTED AREA. IT'S SIDE EFFECTS ARE IT WIPES OUT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AS IT IS A VERY POWERFUL ANTIBIOTIC. Source(s): 6 YEARS WORKING IN AFRICA Other Travel Tips Sure go to your GP. Have you tried Quinine? It should help. I got Chloroquine tablets from a chemist shop - no need to visit a doctor, unless you have a medical condition. I had no side-effects from taking them. I've heard that they are not the most effective. In certain parts of Kenya the malaria strains are quinine-resistant so don't take that. I recommend either Larium (take it once a week, side effects are very vivid dreams or feeling a bit out of it) or Doxycycline. I like Doxy - it is cheaper. You take it daily & some people have mild sun sensitivity. You absolutely must take it with food - I didn't have any side effects when I took it with food. If you take it without food your stomach will hurt like nothing else until you eat. Malarone are pretty expensive, although Im not sure of the difference between GP and travel clinic. Alternatively, you can get a small amount here, and then get more out there where it should be cheaper. Yes you need a prescription for them, i think you should just get them from your gp. I'll be honest the tablets are 10 times literally cheaper in africa. |
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