Atovaquone/Proguanil 250mg/100mg tablets are a prescription-only antimalarial medicine used for the prevention of malaria in adults and adolescents weighing 40 kg and over.

Each tablet contains atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride, a well-established combination that helps protect against malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, including chloroquine-resistant strains.

Atovaquone/Proguanil is taken once daily with food and is suitable for short trips as well as longer stays in malaria-endemic regions. It is widely used for malaria prophylaxis due to its convenient dosing schedule and short post-travel course, which continues for seven days after leaving the risk area.

Malaria risk varies by country and region, and this medicine is intended for travel to areas where malaria prophylaxis is recommended.

Patient information leaflet

Our service does not include a prescription. Instead, your treatment will be supplied under a legal framework called Patient Group Direction (PGD), and the process will follow these steps:

1. Complete a health questionnaire:

Provide detailed information about your health, medical history, and previous weight management attempts.

2. Pharmacist assessment:

Our pharmacist will review your responses and may reach out via phone or video call to confirm your suitability for Mounjaro.

3. Private consultation:

All consultations are private and confidential. This gives you the opportunity to ask questions and ensure Mounjaro is the right choice for your needs.

4. All-inclusive pricing:

The price you pay includes the consultation fee, with no hidden costs.

5. Identity verification:

You'll need to provide identification during the consultation to confirm that you are the intended user. This is required only during your first order.

6. Photographic evidence request:

You’ll be asked to submit photographic evidence of your weight and relevant medical history to ensure safe and accurate consultation.

Purchasing this medication does not guarantee its supply. The decision if this medication is right for you will be made together with the pharmacist during your consultation, and ultimately the decision to supply the medication is with the pharmacist. Any orders found not suitable will be refunded.

Main ingredients: Atovaquone 250 mg, proguanil hydrochloride 100 mg.

The other ingredients are:

• Tablet core: Cellulose microcrystalline, Povidone (K-30), Crospovidone (Type A), Poloxamer 188,Magnesium stearate.
• Film-coat: Titanium dioxide (E171), Lactose monohydrate, Macrogol 4000, Hypromellose 15cP (E464),Hypromellose 50cP (E464), Hypromellose 3cP (E464), Iron oxide red (E172), Iron oxide black (E172),Iron oxide yellow (E172).

Malarone is used for the prevention of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.

For adults and adolescents weighing 40 kg and over, take one tablet once daily. Treatment should begin 24 to 48 hours before entering a malaria-endemic area, continue daily throughout the stay, and be continued for seven days after leaving the malaria risk area.

Tablets should be taken with food or a milky drink at the same time each day to improve absorption. If vomiting occurs within one hour of taking a dose, a replacement dose should be taken as soon as possible.

Malarone reduces the risk of malaria but does not provide complete protection. Additional mosquito bite prevention measures should be used, and medical advice should be sought promptly if malaria symptoms such as fever occur during or after travel.

Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to atovaquone, proguanil hydrochloride, or any of the other ingredients, or if you have severe kidney disease.

This medicine is not recommended for malaria prevention in individuals weighing less than 40 kg.

Use during pregnancy should be considered only if the potential benefit outweighs the risk. Breastfeeding is not recommended while taking this medicine.

Some medicines may interfere with Malarone, including treatments for nausea, tuberculosis, HIV, infections, blood clotting disorders, and cancer. Tell your pharmacist about all medicines you are taking.

This medicine may cause dizziness. If affected, do not drive or operate machinery.

Stop taking the tablets and seek urgent medical advice if you experience signs of a serious allergic reaction or severe skin reaction.

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Very common side effects include headache, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and diarrhoea.

Common side effects include dizziness, sleep disturbance, unusual dreams, depression, loss of appetite, fever, cough, rash, and changes in blood test results affecting the liver or blood cells.

Uncommon side effects include anxiety, palpitations, mouth inflammation, hair loss, hives, and increased levels of amylase in blood tests.

Rare side effects include hallucinations.

Serious side effects requiring immediate medical attention include severe allergic reactions, serious skin reactions such as blistering or peeling, seizures, inflammation of the liver, and severe changes in blood cell counts.