Remember to leave yourself enough time before you leave to obtain your medicines. All the malaria prevention medicines must be started before you travel. Mefloquine needs to be started two to three weeks before travel, chloroquine and proguanil should be started a week before, and Malarone and doxycycline one to two days before travelling. Chloroquine (Avloclor or Nivaquine) and proguanil (Paludrine) can be bought from pharmacies, but may have to be ordered in if you are going for a long trip. The materials in this web site are in no way intended to replace the professional medical care, advice, diagnosis or treatment of a doctor. The web site does not have answers to all problems. Answers to specific problems may not apply to everyone. If
