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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 malaria pills

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

Same day in-pharmacy pickup

or

Next day home delivery

Malaria pill service (mefloquine)

This service makes it as convenient as possible for you to obtain a sufficient number of malaria pills to cover you for a 22-28 day trip to a malaria area where mefloquine is recommended.

How to take the tablets

You need to take one tablet a week, always on the same day, starting two and a half weeks before you enter the malaria area. Continue taking one tablet a week until four weeks after leaving the malaria area.

Effectiveness and limitations

Mefloquine is generally effective at preventing malaria so long as you complete the full course. But this malaria pill does not guarantee protection from malaria so it is essential that you take steps to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes in the first place. Information on how to avoid being bitten will accompany any malaria pills we send you.

Possible side-effects

Relative to other malaria pills, mefloquine can cause more pronounced and longer lasting side-effects. Like all medicines, mefloquine can cause nausea and vomiting. Because mefloquine can stay in the body for a long time, some side-effects may persist for several weeks even after taking the last dose.

Drinking alcohol

You can drink alcohol in moderation when taking these malaria pills.

Alternative malaria pills

Depending upon where you are travelling, alternative malaria medicines may also be suitable. Visit the website www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk for detailed up-to-date information about your other treatment options.

Travel vaccines

Make sure you have had the appropriate travel vaccines relevant for where you are travelling. When our doctors assess your suitablity for the malaria pills you are requesting they will upload detailed information about the travel vaccinations you need into your confidential online patient record.