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Malarone Tablets - Malaria Tablets, 12 Tablets

Malarone Tablets – Malaria Tablets, 12 Tablets

Antimalaria medication to treat & prevent malaria

Treatment for resistant forms of malaria

Active Ingredients: atovaquone 250mg and proguanil 100mg

Original price was: ₦91,200.00.Current price is: ₦89,500.00.

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Malarone Tablets – Malaria Tablets, 12 Tablets

Malarone is a medication that is used to prevent and treat malaria. It contains atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride, which work together to fight the parasite that causes malaria. Malarone is taken orally and can be used for both treatment and prophylaxis of the disease.

Benefits of Malarone Tablets – Malaria Tablets

Malarone is used to treat or prevent malaria.

Why is Malarone recommended to treat malaria?

Malarone is a powerful anti-malaria drug that has recently proven to be effective against certain resistant strains. It’s also better tolerated than other medications, meaning side effects are minimal and unlikely in people who take it regularly for their protection from this disease!

How effective is Malarone at preventing malaria?

Clinical studies have shown Malarone to be over 95% effective at preventing malaria. The study concluded that Malaria is a highly effective treatment against malaria infection when compared to other antimalarial drugs.

How does Malarone work?

Malarone’s two active ingredients, proguanil hydrochloride and atovaquone, work by stopping any malaria parasites that may have entered your blood or the liver from being able to reproduce and spread.

Who should not take Malarone? 

Malarone is an effective malaria prevention and treatment medicine, but it is not suitable for everyone to take.

Do not take Malarone tablets if you are allergic to atovaquone, proguanil hydrochloride or any of the other ingredients contained in these tablets.

Do not use Malarone to prevent malaria if you have severe kidney disease.

Speak to your doctor before taking Malarone if any of the following apply to you:

  • You have severe kidney disease
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Your child weighs less than 11 kg and is being treated for malaria

Symptoms of Malaria

Symptoms of malaria can develop as quickly as 7 days after you’re bitten by an infected mosquito.

Typically, the time between being infected and when symptoms start (incubation period) is 7 to 18 days, depending on the specific parasite you’re infected with. However, in some cases it can take up to a year for symptoms to develop.

The initial symptoms of malaria are flu-like and include:

  • a high temperature of 38C or above
  • feeling hot and shivery
  • headaches
  • vomiting
  • muscle pains
  • diarrhoea
  • generally feeling unwell

These symptoms are often mild and can sometimes be difficult to identify as malaria.

Complications of Malaria

Can someone who is pregnant or breastfeeding use Malarone Tablets?

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, suspect you are pregnant or breast-feeding

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What is the price of  Malarone Tablets in Nigeria?

The price of  Malarone Tablets is N36,000

Where can you buy Malarone Tablets In Nigeria?

You can Buy Malarone Tablets at Asset Pharmacy Lagos Nigeria, Nigeria’s Largest Online Pharmacy.

Malarone Tablets is a prescription drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
To order this product you confirm that you are under the care of your doctor or consultant and have been given permission by them for purchase, fulfillment & use in treatment with their written consent.

You will be required to send Asset Pharmacy your prescription

Click here for the Patient Information Leaflet

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How to Use

How to take Malarone Malaria Tablets

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has
told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Take Malarone with food or a milky drink, where possible.
It is best to take Malarone at the same time each day.
If you are sick (vomit)
For preventing malaria:
– if you are sick (vomit) within 1 hour of taking your Malarone tablet,
take another dose straight away
– it is important to take the full course of Malarone. If you have to take
extra tablets due to sickness, you may need another prescription.
– if you have been vomiting, it is especially important to use extra
protection, such as repellents and bednets. Malarone may not be as
effective, as the amount absorbed will be reduced.
For treating malaria:
– if you have vomiting and diarrhoea tell your doctor, you will need
regular blood tests. Malarone will not be as effective, as the amount
absorbed will be reduced. The tests will check whether the malaria
parasite is being cleared from your blood.
To prevent malaria
The recommended usual dose for adults is 1 tablet once a day, taken as
below.
Not recommended for preventing malaria in children, or in adults who
weigh less than 40 kgs.
Malarone paediatric tablets are recommended for preventing malaria in
adults and children who weigh less than 40 kgs.
To prevent malaria in adults:
– start taking Malarone 1 to 2 days before travelling to an area which has
malaria
– continue taking it every day during your stay
– continue taking it for another 7 days after your return to a malaria-free area.
To treat malaria
The recommended dose for adults is 4 tablets once a day for 3 days.
For children the dose depends on their bodyweight:
– 11-20 kg – 1 tablet once a day for 3 days
– 21-30 kg – 2 tablets once a day for 3 days
– 31-40 kg – 3 tablets once a day for 3 days
– over 40 kg – dose as for adults.
Not recommended for treating malaria in children who weigh less than
11 kgs.
For children who weigh less than 11 kgs talk to your doctor. There may be
a different type of Malarone tablet available in your country.

Product Details

Product Information of Malarone Malaria Tablets

Do not take Malarone:
– if you are allergic to atovaquone, proguanil hydrochloride or any of the
ingredients of this medicine listed in section 6.
– for preventing malaria, if you have severe kidney disease.
➔Tell your doctor if either of these apply to you.
Take special care with Malarone
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Malarone if:
– you have severe kidney disease
– your child is being treated for Malaria and weighs less than 11 kg. There
is another tablet strength to treat children who weigh less than 11 kg (see section 3).
➔Tell your doctor or pharmacist if any of these applies to you.
Other medicines and Malarone
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or
might take any other medicines, including medicines you’ve bought without
a prescription.
Some medicines can affect the way Malarone works, or Malarone itself can
strengthen or weaken the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the
same time. These include:
– metoclopramide, used to treat nausea and vomiting
– the antibiotics, tetracycline, rifampicin and rifabutin
– efavirenz or certain highly active protease-inhibitors used to treat HIV
– warfarin and other medicines that stop blood clotting
– etoposide used to treat cancer.

etoposide used to treat cancer.
➔Tell your doctor if you are taking any of these. Your doctor may decide
that Malarone isn’t suitable for you, or that you need extra checkups while you’re taking it.
➔Remember to tell your doctor if you start taking any other medicines while you’re taking Malarone.
Malarone with food and drink
Take Malarone with food or a milky drink, where possible. This will increase the amount of Malarone your body can absorb, and make your treatment more effective.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant, do not take Malarone unless your doctor recommends it.
➔Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking Malarone
Do not breast-feed while taking Malarone, as the ingredients of
Malarone may pass into breast milk and may harm your baby.
Driving and using machines
If you feel dizzy, do not drive.
Malarone makes some people feel dizzy. If this happens to you, do not drive, use machines or take part in activities where you may put yourself or others at risk

HOW TO STORE MALARONE
Keep Malarone out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use Malarone after the expiry date printed on the carton.
If you have any unwanted Malarone, don’t dispose of it in your waste water
or household rubbish. Take it back to your pharmacist who will dispose of it
in a way that won’t harm the environment.
If the tablets become discoloured or show any other signs of deterioration,
consult your pharmacist who will tell you what to do.

Side Effects

Side Effects of Malarone Malaria Tablets

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not
everybody gets them.
Look out for the following severe reactions. They have occurred in a small
number of people, but their exact frequency is unknown.
Severe allergic reactions – signs include:
– rash and itching
– sudden wheezing, tightness of the chest or throat, or difficulty breathing
– swollen eyelids, face, lips, tongue or other part of the body.
➔Contact a doctor immediately if you get any of these symptoms. Stop
taking Malarone.
Severe skin reactions
– skin rash, which may blister and looks like small targets (central dark
spots, surrounded by paler area with a dark ring around the edge)
(erythema multiforme)
– severe widespread rash with blisters and peeling skin, particularly
occurring around the mouth, nose, eyes and genitals (Stevens-Johnson
syndrome).
➔If you notice any of these symptoms contact a doctor urgently.
Most of the other side effects reported have been mild and have not lasted
very long.
Very common side effects
These may affect more than 1 in 10 people:
– headache
– feeling sick and being sick (nausea and vomiting)
– stomach pain
– diarrhoea.
Common side effects
These may affect up to 1 in 10 people:
– dizziness
– sleeping problems (insomnia)
– strange dreams
– depression
– loss of appetite
– fever
– rash which may be itchy
– cough

Common side effects, which may show up in your blood tests are:
– reduced numbers of red blood cells (anaemia) which can cause
tiredness, headaches and shortness of breath
– reduced numbers of white blood cells (neutropenia) which may make you
more likely to catch infections
– low levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatraemia)
– an increase in liver enzymes.
Uncommon side effects
These may affect up to 1 in 100 people:
– anxiety
– an unusual awareness of abnormal beating of the heart ( palpitations)
– swelling and redness of the mouth
– hair loss
– itchy, bumpy rash (hives).
Uncommon side effects that may show up in your blood tests:
– an increase in amylase (an enzyme produced in the pancreas).
Rare side effects
These may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people:
– seeing or hearing things that are not there (hallucinations)
Other side effects
Other side effects have occurred in a small number of people but their
exact frequency is unknown.
– Inflammation of the liver(hepatitis)
– blockage of the bile ducts (cholestatis)
– increase in heart rate (tachycardia)
– inflammation of the blood vessels (vasculitis) which may be visible as red
or purple raised spots on the skin but can affect other parts of the body
– fits (seizures)
– panic attacks, crying
– nightmares
– severe mental health problem in which the person loses contact with
reality and is unable to think and judge clearly
– indigestion
– mouth ulcers
– blisters
– peeling skin
– increased sensitivity of the skin to sunlight.
Other side effects that may show up in your blood tests:
– A decrease in all types of blood cells (pancytopenia).
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes
any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.

Ingredients

Product Ingredients of Malarone Malaria Tablets

The active ingredients are:
Each film-coated tablet contains 250 mg atovaquone and 100 mg proguanil
hydrochloride.
The other ingredients are:
poloxamer 188, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose,
povidone K30, sodium starch glycollate, magnesium stearate,
hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171), iron oxide red (E172), macrogol 400
and macrogol 8000

Prescription Product

This product requires a prescription from your Doctor.

Please follow the instruction received from the pharmacy on how to forward your prescription to the pharmacy after you have paid for the medicine.

A prescription drug is a pharmaceutical medication that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
To order this product you confirm that you are under the care of your doctor or consultant and have been given permission by them for purchase, fulfillment & use in treatment with their written consent

Patient Information Leaflet

Click here  for the Patient Information Leaflet for Malarone Malaria Tablets

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