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Cheshire Travel Clinic provides a comprehensive service to protect travellers against Malaria. Not only are we able to dispense anti-malarial medication directly from our in-house pharmacy but we can also provide travellers the full range of anti-bite measures from mosquito nets to insect repellents.

There are various types of malaria-preventing medications available and our staff will be able to dispense you with a regime tailored to your individual needs taking into account your pre-existing medical conditions, age, pregnancy and the region that you are going to visit.

Listed below are the different types of malaria-preventing medications we are able to dispense:

• Atovaquone plus Proguanil (also known as Malarone)
• Chloroquine (also known as Avloclor tablets and Nivaquine syrup)
• Doxycycline (also known as Vibramycin-D)
• Mefloquine (also known as Lariam)
• Proguanil (also known as Paludrine)

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Malaria Information

​Introduction For some countries with a high risk of malaria, tablets to prevent malaria (antimalarials) are recommended.

• It is important to practice Bite Avoidance as well as taking antimalarial tablets; no antimalarial tablets are 100% effective, but taking them as advised reduces the chance of acquiring infection.
• Antimalarial tablets do not prevent malaria parasites entering the body, but they do help to stop the infection establishing and symptoms developing.

There are a range of different antimalarial tablets available, and these differ in their mode of action, how they are taken and their side effects.

• It is important to discuss tablet suitability with a qualified doctor, nurse or pharmacist
• Ensure that you can tolerate the recommended tablets and that they  are appropriate for your destination(s).

Taking anti malarial tablets 

• start before arrival to a risk area as guided by your travel health advisor (with some tablets you should start three weeks before), this means there is enough antimalarial medication in your system to start preventing infection when you arrive
• take the tablets regularly and as directed – missing tablets can lead to malaria infection
• you must complete the course of tablets after you have left the malaria area
  • stopping a course of tablets early, even when not in a malaria area, can lead to malaria infection and symptoms
• in the UK, chloroquine and/or proguanil can be purchased from local pharmacies
• atovaquone/proguanil is also available, with some restrictions, in pharmacies
• all other drugs require a prescription

​Diagnosis and prompt treatment​Quick diagnosis and prompt treatment saves lives; the most serious forms of disease can become life-threatening within 24 hours.
If you think you might have malaria it is very important to seek medical attention urgently.

• Remember that the symptoms can be vague.
• Infection can occasionally develop even if you have taken antimalarial tablets.
• The most serious form of malaria can occur 6 days after entering a malaria area and up to 30 days (occasionally longer) after leaving a malaria area.
• If in doubt, seek advice and seek it quickly.

If you get a fever between one week after first potential exposure and up to one year after your return from a country with malaria you should seek medical attention urgently and tell the doctor that you have been in a malaria risk area.
​Emergency Standby Treatment for Malaria​If you are travelling to remote areas where you will be unable to access medical care promptly or an area where available medical facilities may be poor, you may be advised to carry a course of standby emergency treatment for malaria.
Standby emergency treatment is not a replacement for taking malaria prevention tablets when travelling to a country with a risk of malaria.