malarone

[sonar]

Hey guys

Anybody got an idea what Malerone costs in PI? In Netherlands it's 3 euro a pop (like 4$) Kinda sick price if you ask me. (more expensive than xtc lol)

How do you stand on using it anyway? I want to use when I go into the jungle or near sweet water with lots of mosquitoes so I was planning on buying 22 pills for three months..

ten days before departure

 

[clgsamson]

Malerone? malaria pills? where are you going again?

 

[Gen San Chris]

If you are going to a known Malaria Infected area it is best to contact people on site and ask them what precautions are required as the Mosquito is quite a clever beast and builds immunity to certain drugs rendering them pretty useless! Just because a medication is expensive does not mean its going to protect you in all locations!
I suffered horendously from Malaria in Africa and I still get throw backs to this day and at the times I was taking all precautions to prevent it but it don't always work!
Maybe a full dry suit and hood worn 24 hours a day might keep you safe!
Yup, Check with the locals at the site you are going too!

 

[mikeyjoe]

I just checked the WHO website for a trip to Roatan - they had recommendations for each malaria risk country.......

 

[sonar]

Well pretty much the whole of Philippines is a Malaria area; including Manila, PG and Manila according the local tropic institute in Netherlands..

But I got lucky; a friend of mine just returned from S America and still got a load of them so I can buy em from him

 

[jigo]

manila and pretty much of the Philippines is malaria-infested? where do you get your info?

 

[sonar]

some commercial institue that offers the injections but not the Malerone (they do give the required recipe for the drugstore though)

So it's BS?

They probbably name it malaria infected when 1 guy got sick the last 10years 1oo miles around that area

they had a map that only exluded a few islands in the middle

 

[jigo]

well if figures that they would say that if they manufacture the drug.

 

[diversteve]

I don't know what Malarone you have, but mine (Malarone 250-100MG) said start taking it 2 days before arrival, daily while there (Roatan) and then 2 days afterward. So for 3mos. I think you're going to need a lot more pills..lol

 

[clgsamson]

Well pretty much the whole of Philippines is a Malaria area; including Manila, PG and Manila according the local tropic institute in Netherlands..

But I got lucky; a friend of mine just returned from S America and still got a load of them so I can buy em from him

are you nuts? malaria infested?

so why are you still coming over? you might get bitten and die......