Malarone is a prescription-only oral tablet used to prevent malaria. Malarone is a brand name. Malarone is a combination medication that contains two medicines: Atovaquone and Proguanil. It is used for the prevention and treatment of malaria caused by the bites of Anopheles mosquitoes. This medicine is effective in preventing patients from contracting malaria which is a fatal and life-threatening condition.
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What is Malarone?
Malarone is a combination medication that contains two medicines: atovaquone and proguanil. It is used for the prevention and treatment of malaria caused by the bites of Anopheles mosquitoes. Malaria parasites usually enter the body through mosquito bites and live in the body tissues such as red blood cells.
Malarone belongs to the class of medications known as antimalarials.
How does Malarone work?
Malarone, a combination medication, works by killing P. falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria. Malarone is proven effective where other antimalarial medications failed.
What are the benefits of using Malarone?
The main benefit of taking Malarone is the treatment or prevention of malaria by killing the parasites that cause the disease. This medication, alone or in combination with other medication, is effective in treating malaria where other medications failed.
Malarone 250mg/100mg tablets
Dosage
You should take one tablet every day at roughly the same time each day.
Malarone needs to be taken 1 – 2 days before entering an area where malaria is present and continued until 7 days after leaving the malaria area.
You should take Malarone with or after food or milk.
Malarone remains effective with a moderate alcohol intake.
How and when do I take Malarone?
Malarone is a one-a-day dose that you need to start taking 1-2 days before you travel. It is continued every day during your stay and also for an additional week after you return to a Malaria-free area. For example if you were travelling for 2 weeks you would need 23 tablets. That’s 2 (before you travel) + 14 (during your stay) + 7 (upon your return) = 23 tablets.
It is important to complete the course as it can take 7 days to ensure any parasites that remain in your blood are effectively killed.
It is advised to take Malarone with food and drink where possible. This can increase the absorption of Malarone in the body, increasing its effectiveness and possibly reducing side-effects.
Side-effects
If you do experience side effects from Malarone they may include:
Coughing, diarrhea, dizziness, headache, loss of appetite, mouth sores, nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, or weakness. Malarone has a small risk of nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and skin rash as with all medicines
Active ingredients
Atovaquone and Proguanil hydrochloride.
Inactive ingredients
The inactive ingredients in Malarone are poloxamer 188, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, povidone K30, sodium starch glycollate (Type A), magnesium stearate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171), iron oxide red (E172), macrogol 400, and polyethylene glycol 8000.
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