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Online doctor

All it takes is three simple steps...

Step 1 Register online to create your secure online patient record

Step 2 Answer short questionnaire and make card payment for required malaria pills

Step 3 Pick-up the required malaria pills in your chosen pharmacy or await delivery

Same day in-pharmacy pickup

or

Next day home delivery

Malaria pill service - aim of the service

This service aims to make it as convenient as possible for you to obtain the malaria pills you need. Our online doctors can provide a private prescription and the medicines themselves, all without you having to see a doctor face to face. Malarone, Lariam and doxycycline are all available. You can opt to have your malaria pills sent to you in the post using Royal Mail Special Delivery or you can collect your malaria pills from one of 390 Lloydspharmacy stores throughout the UK.

Step 1– visit the fitfortravel website to assess your need for malaria pills

a. Visit the fitfortravel website (www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk) to see whether malaria pills are recommended for where you are travelling.

b. On the 'fitfortravel' website, select the country or countries you are visiting from the 'Destinations' box on the bottom left of the homepage. Pay particular attention to which malaria pills are recommended for where you are going. The recommended malaria pills are detailed towards the bottom of the page on each country.

c. Click on the malaria map to see a more detailed view of where in a particular country malaria pills are recommended. Areas shown in red on a country's malaria map indicate areas where malaria pills are usually advised.

Step 2 – compare malaria pills recommended by the fitfortravel website

Based on the recommendations made by the 'fitfortravel' website, use the table below to compare the malaria pills that are recommended for your destination.

	Atovaquone/Proguanil (Malarone)	Doxycycline	Mefloquine (Lariam)
Brand name	Malarone	Many different names	Lariam
Dosage	One tablet a day	One tablet a day	One tablet a week
When to start	2 days before entering malaria area	2 days before entering malaria area	2.5 weeks before entering malaria area
When to stop	1 week after leaving malaria area	4 weeks after leaving malaria area	4 weeks after leaving malaria area
Number of tablets needed for one week trip	16	39	8
Side-effects of note	Headaches	Can cause skin rash in bright sunlight, makes some contraceptive pills less effective	Sleep and mental disturbances
Price one week trip	£59.99	£29.95	£32
Price two week trip	£75	£35	£37

Step 3 – order preferred malaria pills below

Select the appropriate quantity of your preferred malaria pill from the list below. You then need to complete a short online questionnaire and make payment using a valid debit or credit card. One of our doctors will then check that the malaria pills are suitable for where you are travelling and, if appropriate, send you the medicines in the post using Royal Mail Special Delivery or organise for you to collect them at one of 390 Lloydspharmacy stores throughout the UK.

Atovaquone/Proguanil	Doxycycline	Mefloquine
1 week trip (£59.99)	1 week trip (£29.95)	1 week trip (£32)
2 week trip (£75)	2 week trip (£35)	2 week day trip (£37)
3 week trip (£90)	3 week trip (£40)	3 week trip (£42)
4 week trip (£105)	4 week trip (£44.99)	4 week trip (£46.99)