Anti-Malarials

Post by **Username Taken** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:52 pm

potty wrote:you can OF COURSE contract malaria in PP, but you will be at the doc in a short time.
thats why no malaria prophylaxis needed.

I've never heard of anyone contracting malaria in PP.

Dengue, yes.

StroppyChops · Post by **StroppyChops** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:56 pm

Username Taken wrote:
potty wrote:you can OF COURSE contract malaria in PP, but you will be at the doc in a short time.
thats why no malaria prophylaxis needed.
I've never heard of anyone contracting malaria in PP.

Dengue, yes.

Neither had the collective minds of the Oz medical community (which -does- deal with tropical diseases) but potty clearly has other experience.

LTO · Post by **LTO** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 8:32 pm

potty wrote:you can OF COURSE contract malaria in PP, but you will be at the doc in a short time.
thats why no malaria prophylaxis needed.

No. It's because the likelihood of contracting it in PP is very low.

Secret Squirrel · Post by **Secret Squirrel** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 8:38 pm

Whilst malarone is an excellent anti malarial (albeit expensive) do not assume it is the correct anti malarial for this area at this time. The recommended one is under constant review and change.

potty · Post by **potty** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 9:26 pm

which one is the recommended one and how much ?
are they otc ?

potty · Post by **potty** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 9:31 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimalarial_medication

LTO · Post by **LTO** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 9:50 pm

Malaria in Cambodia is Chloroquine/Mefloquine resistant. Malarone or Doxy are recommended if you are going to take anti-malarials. Anti-malarials are not advised for Phnom Penh and most other tourist areas. It is advised only for some rural areas and even then, is a bit of a toss up.

LTO · Post by **LTO** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 10:01 pm

Oh, and...pretty much all drugs available in Cambodia are available OTC.

potty · Post by **potty** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 10:28 pm

ok, i checked my pharmacy-shopping lists...

chloroquine was always on them...

"no have"... in smaller ones and in ucare, siem reap

in the ucare i understood, that everything "quine" is not available.
but will try with the MEFLOQUINE elsewhere.

thanks much again - cant give you more karma!

LTO · Post by **LTO** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 10:38 pm

Just to be clear, malaria in Cambodia is resistant to Chloroquine and Mefloquine. These drugs are not recommended for use in Cambodia. They will not prevent malaria in Cambodia. And Mefloquine is a nasty, dangerous drug.

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