Antimalarial tablets must always be used alongside mosquito bite avoidance measures. These two measures together give you the best protection from malaria. However, rarely infection from malaria can still occur. If you develop symptoms of malaria during your trip, or on return home, you must seek medical attention urgently, even if you have been taking your antimalarial tablets. The following tablets contain mg atovaquone, and mg proguanil hydrochloride and are all licensed in the UK for malaria chemoprophylaxis.
The PIL lists the possible side effects of the medication and also lists medicines that may be affected by taking it. The course should be started 1 or 2 days before entering a country with a risk of malaria; taken daily for the entire duration of your stay; and continued for 7 days after leaving the affected area.
If you are pregnant or breast feeding , you should always speak to your midwife or doctor for advice before taking anti-malarial medications or travelling to a malaria-endemic country.
You should try to avoid becoming pregnant conceiving for 2 weeks after stopping this medication as the drug might still be in your system. Hallucination ; hepatic disorders ; photosensitivity reaction ; seizure ; Stevens-Johnson syndrome ; tachycardia ; vasculitis. Manufacturer advises use only if potential benefit outweighs risk. See also Pregnancy in Malaria, prophylaxis. Warn travellers about importance of avoiding mosquito bites, importance of taking prophylaxis regularly, and importance of immediate visit to doctor if ill within 1 year and especially within 3 months of return.
Drugs for malaria prophylaxis are not prescribable in NHS primary care; health authorities may investigate circumstances under which antimalarials are prescribed. Other drugs classified as antimalarials.
By mouth For Child body-weight 5—7 kg 0. For Child body-weight 8—9 kg 0. Not licensed for treatment of non-falciparum malaria. Individual interactants: Atovaquone Proguanil.
Common or very common Abdominal pain ; appetite decreased ; cough ; depression ; diarrhoea ; dizziness ; fever ; headache ; nausea ; skin reactions ; sleep disorders ; vomiting.
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