help malaria ?

Question

can you get a injection to stop you getting malaria ? and how much does it cost ?

dont have ,going on holiday to a area that does have it , want injction rather than take tablets

Answer 1

There is no injection available in the uk currently - only tablets i'm afraid. You can however get tablets that you only have to take one tablet once weekly e.g. lariam or malarone. Malarone is more expensive but has better side effect profile and you only need to take it for 2 days before holiday and one week on return as opposed to one week before and 4 weeks after holiday with all the other traditionally used tablets.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

The best will be find out which type of malaria is Endemic in that area where you are going.
Yes, there are Injections (Vaccines) but still under trial.
We normally take Daraprim or Tab. Chloroqiun and take 1 tablet prior to moving in that place, and 1 after every fifteen days and it helped us a lot.
BUT still contact your local health authority to sort out the problem, you can also ask your travel agent too.

Answer 3

Modern drugs used preventively include mefloquine (Lariam®), doxycycline (available generically), and the combination of atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride (Malarone®). The choice of which drug to use depends on which drugs the parasites in the area are resistant to, as well as side-effects and other considerations. The prophylactic effect does not begin immediately upon starting taking the drugs, so people temporarily visiting malaria-endemic areas usually begin taking the drugs one to two weeks before arriving and must continue taking them for 4 weeks after leaving (with the exception of atovaquone proguanil that only needs be started 2 days prior and continued for 7 days afterwards).(Wikipedia)
Prophylactic antimalarial drugs and insect repellants reduce but do not eliminate risk of malaria. No vaccine is currently available.(Merck)

Answer 4

Never heard of any injection - just pop those pills Baby!

You have to take them for I believe a week before and ? days after trip to protect yourself, and it is worth the effort. A long-ago ex had malaria while on a 2-year VSO stint and thought he was going to die (which can happen) - I would opt for full protection - for some reason not on NHS prescription so see your pharmacist with details of where you are going and the sea-levels and terrain involved (or Doc if in USA).

Answer 5

in the army we took mepacrin tabs and i was in a lot of malaria country but i only had slight effects when i got back to Britain 3/4 years after i left the army but it left me after a few years so i imagine the tablets they have today are as good as injection and more convenient

Answer 6

I think so, check webmd.com. If you have malaria, you shouldnt worry about the money, go see a doctor!