Malaria Prevention


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that you take prescription medicine to prevent malaria infection. If you are traveling to a high-risk region for malaria, you should visit your doctor 4-6 weeks before your trip.

Talk to your doctor about your travel destinations and ask about MALARONE.

As you travel, follow these guidelines to reduce your risk of infection:

Take MALARONE
exactly on schedule without missing doses.		 Use flying
insect spray
in the rooms where you sleep and insect repellent with the ingredient DEET on your skin.

Sleep under a mosquito bednet
that has been dipped in permethrin insecticide if you are not staying in a screened or air-conditioned room.		 Wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts
when possible, especially from dusk till dawn when mosquitoes are most active.



Learn more about Travelers' Health from the CDC.


 

Important Information

There are four types of malaria. MALARONE is approved for the treatment and prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in adults and children weighing at least 25 lbs.

In studies conducted for the prevention of malaria in adults, the most common side effects possibly attributed to MALARONE versus placebo were headache (5% vs. 7%) and abdominal pain (3% vs. 5%), in pediatric patients, headache (14% vs. 14%), abdominal pain (31% vs. 29%), and vomiting (7% vs. 6%).

MALARONE is not for everyone. You should not take MALARONE if you have severe kidney disease or are allergic to MALARONE or any of its components. If you are pregnant, consult your physician about the risks and benefits of using MALARONE. Rare cases of anaphylaxis following treatment with atovaquone/proguanil (MALARONE) have been reported.