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Home » Reader question » Malaria tablets (Malarone) swallow and availability?
Malaria tablets (Malarone) swallow and availability?
Dear readers,
When I go to Thailand and Laos I take Malaria tablets (Malarone) every day. My girlfriend is from Laos, and is now here in the Netherlands.
Now the question, what if something happens to her family, and we unexpectedly have to head that way? How then to get this medication, since doctor pharmacy quickly takes 24 hours? Last April I could not find this medication at a “Pharmacy” in and around Vientiane and Nong Khai.
I'm sure I'm not the first to think about this.
How did you arrange this?
Regards,
Mike
I've been through 26 years of Thailand without any pills to protect against mosquito-borne diseases. You can protect yourself in better ways. Unless, of course, your doctor prescribes it for you. Then put them in stock at home if you have to fly immediately.
I seem to vaguely remember from many many years ago, when malaria pills were available at Schiphol.
Probably for people who left them at home.
You could inquire about that.
And where to inquire at Schiphol?
Malaria tablets
You can also get medication against malaria at our pharmacy in Departure Hall 2 at Schiphol-Centre.
https://klmhealthservices.com/airport-medical-services/
Dear Mike,
I have lived in the countries you mentioned for more than 12 years. Not a hair on my head thinking about taking Malarone. The remedy is worse than the disease. A few days of fever: lab visit.
Malaria is rare in Thailand. Soon and week her already 43 Karen, Bangkok, southern Thailand and already 8 years in Esan. Never met anyone with malaria
Writing error correction. Lived and worked here for 43 years
My brother has been living in Gambia for 8 years, where - unlike Thailand - malaria is common. I go there on holiday for a month every year. I took Malarone for the first year with some very unpleasant side effects. After that, I took a good look at it and found that taking medication to prevent malaria was simply unnecessary. There are sets of medicines available that you can use AFTER you have contracted malaria. Proportionately as many expats live in Gambia as in Thailand and I really don't know a single expat there who takes preventive medication. Given the virtually non-existent occurrence of malaria in Thailand, buying Malarone is a waste of money.
I agree with most writers. In 2006 – 2007 drove from the Netherlands to Thailand. 19 countries 30.000 km in 14 months, with an army ambulance (Unimog) converted into a motorhome. Have been living in Thailand for over 11 years now. The malaria pills made me sick to my stomach. Have me vaccinated against yellow fever before we leave. The diarrhea pills have often proved necessary. We have never encountered malaria in all these years.
Malaria: depends mainly on the region where you are staying and the length of stay. For a holiday
period of -30 days (black Africa & South-east Asia) it is recommended to take preventive precautions.
1 week before the start of the holiday , during the holiday period and 2/3 weeks after returning home .
For long stays (on an annual basis) in high-risk areas, preventive medication is not recommended due to side effects (sight problems, hearing problems). Your local EXPAT doctor is your best advisor!
Personally I had 2 X Falciparum, also called cerebral malaria, the most deadly form of malaria in Africa. The first time at a very young age in Congo, but as a child he recovered quite quickly. The second time at the age of 40 in the Republic of the Gambia. An American doctor at MRC, Medical Research Council / Fajara was able to save my life after 3 weeks of artificial coma and treatment with very heavy medication, fortunately without injuries.
4 other expats. died the same period in Banjul from Falciparum !
For correct information about malaria 1 address:
Institute of Tropical Medicine
Antwerp
Phone: 03/ 247 66 66
Maybe I should just complete my question, then it might be clear why my GP always prescribes it:
Had Q fever in 2009, with still noticeable consequences, including a reduced immune system.
In Th—unknown to the many know-it-alls here—there is in fact a well-functioning medical system. This also means, among other things, that malarone is NOT openly available, people want to keep it on hand for really serious cases and thus prevent resistance to it.
It is likely that some responders also confuse it with other antimalarials.
There is definitely malaria in TH, but not really in the well known tourist areas. During my stay in Sangklaburi a while back, I heard a.o. that after the discovery of a few cases there, the entire place was treated with a mosquito poison by that medical service.
And as Marc also points out, in Africa things are completely different. That is just as far from Th as Europe is here.
I have been coming to Thailand for 40 years, worked there for three years. Never took a pill against malaria and never been sick.