AntiMalarial

Treatment of Acute Malaria Infections: Lariam is indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate acute malaria caused by mefloquine-susceptible strains of P. falciparum (both chloroquine-susceptible and resistant strains) or by Plasmodium vivax. There are insufficient clinical data to document the effect of mefloquine in malaria caused by P. ovale or P. malariae.

Note: Patients with acute P. vivax malaria, treated with Lariam, are at high risk of relapse because Lariam does not eliminate exoerythrocytic (hepatic phase) parasites. To avoid relapse, after initial treatment of the acute infection with Lariam, patients should subsequently be treated with an 8-aminoquinoline derivative (eg, primaquine).

Prevention of Malaria: Lariam is indicated for the prophylaxis of P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria infections, including prophylaxis of chloroquine-resistant strains of P. falciparum (see INDICATIONS AND USAGE section in complete product information).

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Dosage

This medicine is to give some degree of protection (prophylaxis) against malaria in certain countries. Some types of malaria require that you take more than one type of tablet, at the same time, to help prevent malaria. Malaria prophylaxis is recommended for non immune residents and travellers to malarious areas as these individuals have little or no immunity to malaria and risk severe attacks.

You should ask your doctor or pharmacist if these are the right anti-malarials for the part of the world you are visiting. If in doubt, phone or email us.

Adults:

Two 'Avloclor' tablets should be taken once a week, on the same day each week.

Two 'Paludrine' tablets should be take daily.

Children younger than 1 year:

Do not give to children under 1 year of age

Children 1 to 4 years:

'Avloclor' (on the same day each week): half a tablet

'Paludrine' (at the same time each day) half a tablet

Children 5 to 8 years:

'Avloclor' (on the same day each week): one tablet.

'Paludrine' (at the same time each day) one tablet

Children 9 to 14 years:

'Avloclor' (on the same day each week): one and a half tablets.

'Paludrine' (at the same time each day) one and a half tablets

Adults and Children: You should start the pack (taking both types of tablet) one week before entering the malarious area and continue during your stay and for 4 weeks after leaving the area.

This pack contains 7 strips, each with 14 Paludrine & 2 Avloclor tablets.

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