What should you know about Malarone and malaria?

Malarone contains two antimalarial medicines. For prevention, it is started before entering an area where malaria occurs, taken during the stay and continued for a period after leaving, according to the prescriber’s schedule. Treatment schedules differ from prevention schedules, so do not use leftover tablets or change the dose yourself.

Malaria can cause fever, chills, headache, sweating or muscle aches. Symptoms may begin after travel and can worsen quickly. A fever after visiting a malaria area needs prompt assessment, even if you took preventive medicine.

Tell a clinician about your destination, travel dates, pregnancy or breastfeeding, kidney problems, allergies and every medicine or supplement you take. Take Malarone with food or a milky drink if prescribed, and follow the exact timing. If vomiting occurs soon after a dose, ask a clinician or pharmacist whether it should be repeated.

Reduce mosquito bites with repellent, covered clothing, screened rooms and bed nets. A travel health consultation can match prevention to the destination and your health history. Malaria prophylaxis lowers risk but does not replace bite prevention.

Seek urgent medical care for fever, chills, confusion, fainting, breathing difficulty, repeated vomiting, severe weakness or a seizure after travel to a malaria area. Tell the service where you travelled and when. A blood test may be needed, and a negative early result may require clinical follow-up if symptoms continue.

Ask which schedule applies to your trip, when to start and stop, what to do after a missed or vomited dose, and whether your other medicines or kidney health affect the choice. Ask how to obtain urgent testing if fever develops while travelling or after returning.