Anti-Malarial Treatment
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If you have to travel to an area where malaria is found then don’t forget to start taking anti-malarial tablets meant to avoid malaria infection during the tour few days before leaving. The same tablets need to be taken for full duration of the stay and for a certain period after coming back. Missing tablets even occasionally can lead to malaria infection as antimalarial tablets are not vaccine. Our pharmacy offers anti-malarial tablets for travelers after proper consultation.
Risk of malaria starts the moment you leave UK
UK is free of malaria but still UK residents who travel out of the country are advised to take antimalarials as malaria is very common in some parts of the world. It is found in tropical regions, including:
- South & Central America
- large areas of Asia & Africa
- Haiti & Dominican Republic
- some Pacific islands
- parts of the Middle East
Not all are at equal risk
Some groups of people are at greater risk of catching malaria because of the type of their travel. These groups include:
- people who are venturing out of UK to visit friends or relatives
- those planning a long rural stay
- those who are to stay for long period in areas with malaria.
Some groups of people are comparatively more prone to severe malaria on getting infected. These groups include:
- pregnant women
- elderly people
- babies and kids
- people with conditions having effect on the immune system
- people who lack a spleen
- people with certain medical conditions

Give a deep thought to decide if you fall into any of these categories and if you in fact fall in any of these categories then immediately visit our pharmacy to see a travel health professional for a travel health risk assessment before you embark on your travel to any malaria-affected country. By meeting a travel health professional at our pharmacy, you will come to know:
- if you have a comparatively higher risk of catching malaria, or of developing severe malaria
- if you need to take additional measures apart from bite prevention to protect yourself against malaria including taking antimalarial tablets to avoid malaria
- Which antimalarial will be best suited for you. You can easily get antimalarial tablets prescribed for you from our pharmacy the and there.