Malaria Tablets
Book a consultation to discuss your malaria requirements with one of our travel nurses. Which malaria medicine is required depends on your risk assessment.
Malarone – £3.50 per tablet, Larium – £3.80 per tablet & Doxycycline – 50p per tablet.
Recommendations for Malaria tablets to prevent malaria differ by country of travel. No antimalarial drug is 100% protective and must be combined with the use of personal protective measures, (i.e., insect repellent, long sleeves, long pants, sleeping in a mosquito-free setting or using an insecticide-treated bednet).
Vaccination content
There are two types of vaccine available: an injectable and an oral variety. We recommend the use of the injectable variety.
Who should be vaccinated?
Travellers to countries where typhoid is common, especially if staying with or visiting the local population, or with frequent and/or prolonged exposure to conditions where sanitation and food hygiene are likely to be poor. Additional vaccine information: The vaccine is available in a combined preparation with Hepatitis A.
Vaccine dose
A single dose by injection.
Vaccine dose
2 weeks before travel
Who should not be vaccinated?
General issues: Patients who have had a serious reaction (”anaphylaxis”) to a previous dose of this vaccine or its constituents. Specific issues: If you decide to have the oral preparation, you should discuss malaria treatment with the clinician
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
There is no data available about safety in pregnancy and breast feeding. So, subject to medical assessment, vaccine is not recommended for pregnant or breast feeding women.
Duration of immunity
3 years
Side effects
Very few. Temporary tenderness at the site of the injection. Some patients describe temporary headache and nausea.
Price
£56 per dose
