What is Malarone?

It could take just one bite from one infected mosquito to get malaria, a serious and sometimes fatal disease. Infected mosquitoes are not just found in the jungle - they can be almost anywhere: the beach, the resort's pool, even inside your hotel room. MALARONE gives you the protection you need almost anywhere you travel. Before your next trip, talk to your doctor about MALARONE.

Malarone is proven effective

Malarone  is 98% effective in preventing infection with Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite species that is responsible for most malaria deaths. It is approved for use, even in areas where chloroquine resistance has been reported. MALARONE has been recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an option for the prevention of P. falciparum malaria. MALARONE works by defending your body against infection in both your liver and blood where MALARONE then kills the malaria parasites.
 

Causes of Malaria

Malaria is spread from the bite of a mosquito. When a mosquito bites an infected person, it ingests the malaria parasites found in that person's blood. After one week or more, the mosquito can spread the parasite to other people. After a bite from an infected mosquito, the parasite enters the person's bloodstream and travels to the liver where it grows and multiplies. During this time when the parasite is in the liver, there are no visible symptoms and the victim doesn't feel sick.

The parasite may stay in the liver for a period as short as 8 days or as long as several months to years. After it leaves the liver, it enters red blood cells and continues to grow and multiply. The red blood cells burst, freeing the parasites to attack other red blood cells. It is during this time that symptoms of malaria may begin to surface.

Convenient Dosing That Fits Easily Into Your Travel Plans

MALARONE provides easy, once-daily dosing and a shorter duration in treatment time, so you can concentrate on your trip, not your treatment.

MALARONE dosing begins only 2 days before departing for your trip.

Once-daily dosing while travelling makes it easy to fit MALARONE into your daily routine.

Only 1 more week of treatment is required when you get home so you get back to your normal routine faster than the 4 weeks required by other treatments.

Are you at Risk?

Many people believe that they have been vaccinated for malaria when in fact no such vaccination exists.

Malaria occurs in over 100 countries and territories. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 40% of the global population is at risk for getting malaria.

Sometimes, one bite from an infected mosquito is all it takes to become infected and sick with malaria. Over 10,000 worldwide travelers fall ill with malaria after returning home from malaria-endemic areas.

Malaria can be fatal. Kidney failure, seizures, mental confusion, coma and possibly (even) death can occur if you are bitten by a malaria-infected mosquito and become sick with malaria.

The World Health Organization estimates that there are 300-500 million new cases of malaria each year, resulting in 1 million deaths.

Always take Malarone exactly as your doctor 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.

To treat malaria

The usual dose for adults is 4 tablets once a day for 3 days.

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.
  

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.

Possible Side Effects from taking Malarone Tablets:

Dizziness has been reported. Patients should be warned that if affected they should not drive, operate machinery or take part in activities where this may put themselves or others at risk.